Hallelujah
Price:
$320.00
Filmmaker Name:
Steven Feld
Film Length:
60 min
Film Year:
2009
Duration:
46-75 min
Decade:
2000s
Series:
Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra Series
Language:
in English, Ga, Twi
Subtitle Language:
with English subtitles
Color:
color
Closed-captioned:
closed-captioned
Region:
Africa
Subject:
Music, Dance & Theater
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ABOUT
This film presents an African talking drums version of Georg Friedrich Händel's Hallelujah chorus, as staged and performed by legendary drummer Ghanaba together with the Winneba Youth Choir. Ghanaba's unique approach to Händel mixes elements of African, Christian, and Islamic ritual with formal European concert performance, Ghanaian ceremony, and improvisation. The performance is followed by a conversation with Ghanaba about jazz, European, and “world” music.
Includes the short film From Accra to Santa Fe (18 min, 2009)
Includes the short film M.V. Labadi (20 min, 2013)
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