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Poster for Music of Africa (1964)

Music of Africa (1964)

1964 · Short film · 29 min

  • Musical

Synopsis

Features Fela Sowande of Nigeria, African musicologist, composer, and organist, who explains how contemporary African music has mingled traditional African and Western idioms to create new forms. Presents music of Shakespeare's time played by the New York Pro Musica.

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Running time
29 minutes

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★★★★★ · This is what public television should be · HappySwordsman · 2024-05-08

A nice presentation of music, both traditional and contemporary. Very pleasant to watch. The recording is a kinescope, but a very good one. The NET closing ident at the end is also a nice bonus. The item description mentions Indiana University, however the closing credits indicate this was produced for the New York State Education Department by WNDT, now known as WNET.