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Batuque, the Soul of a People (2006)
Directed by Júlio Silvão Tavares
Documentary, Music · 52m
In 1462, the first African slaves were settled on the island of Cape Verde brought by the Portuguese colons. It is supposed that they were the first inhabitants of the archipelagos. They carried with them the rhythms and the seeds of what became the BATUQUE: a music form, performed mostly by women, both singers and dancers. The singers, repeat very strong lyrics, sitting in a circle and beating the rhythms with their hands on a piece of cloth between their legs. While one woman performs a very sensual dance with her hips in the middle of the circle. During the colonial era, it has been strongly forbidden but it remained alive in clandestinity. The group Raiz de Tambarina, one of the oldest groups of Batuque on Santiago island, is composed of ordinary people, saleswomen, fish merchants, drivers... Through their every day life and performances we discover Cape Verde today and their passion for the Batuque.
Crew
- Director
- Júlio Silvão Tavares
- Writer
- Júlio Silvão Tavares
- Director of Photography
- César Paes
- Producer
- Marie Clémence Andriamonta-Paes, Luis Correia
Details
- Original title
- Batuque, a alma de um povo
- Release date
- 2006-05-15
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- XX
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Cape Verde, France, Portugal
- Production
- LX Filmes, Laterit Productions, R.F.O.