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Director | Pauline Bailey |
One line synopsis | One of a series of short productions made by young black film- and video-makers, a demonstration of the importance of African oral tradition in contemporary popular music forms such as rap and hip-hop. |
Description | Rapper performing poem in street settings, celebrating the continuity of "Telling stories to the beat of a drum…" which "Survived through the chains, the whipping and the gun…" intercut with footage of dancer and percussionist. Credits. |
Production company | Shomari Productions |
Running time | 6 minutes |
Full credits | Performance Poet Martin Glynn; |
Year | 1994 |
Film segment | Celebrashan - ACE262.2 |
Web address (URL) | https://player.bfi.org.uk/free |