Batuque ( Batuque, l'âme d'un peuple )

Batuque (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Batuque, l'âme d'un peuple
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
60 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Portugal ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Marie Clémence Paes

Written By:
Julio Silvão Tavares

Actors:
Marie Clémence Paes

Synopsis:

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.

In 1462, the first African slaves were deported to Cape Verde, an archipelago spanning 10 islands, which until then were uninhabited. They brought with them the rhythms and the roots of what became the BATUQUE: a music performed by women. The Batuque accompanies every moment of the day in the island, and has precise social meaning.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 June, 2011.

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