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starring: Various Artists See Larger Image Third Party New Price: $29.99 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0807207038894 Format: Compilation, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Sublime Frequencies Manufacturer: Sublime Frequencies Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sublime Frequencies Release Date: September 27, 2005 Running Time: 70 minutes Sales Rank: 116810 Studio: Sublime Frequencies Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 2005 Related Items: Isan: Folk and Pop Music of Northeast Thailand Phi Ta Khon: Ghosts of Isan Nat Pwe: Burma's Carnival of Spirit Soul see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - 2,400 miles of savannah For my recently developed and seemingly insatiable appetite for authentic Northern and Western African music, this 70-minute jam-packed DVD is truly a satisfying fix of sensory overdose. Yes, the DVD itself is rudimentary in term of features: only options on the main menu are "play" and "chapters", no narrations, no subtitles, dusty video camera lens(literally), minimal editing...Jams on strangely beautiful indigenous instruments, electrified-Tuareg rocks/blues, shamanistic divination, cult dance, ... Read More Rating: - Great Document of Sahel Music- but no narration Music documentary of great interest to African music fans. Shot on location in Niger (Sahel region) by Hisham Miyet. Showcases diverse musical styles: Tuareg electric guitar rock, Sahel Afropop, Bori cult dance ceremonies, Fulani folk, roadhouse highlife-gospel, godje fiddle, griot ngoni/tama/vox/clapping, cowry shell divination, oil drum Zidga ceremony, children impromtu dancing... The video quality is a bit amaturish- with the feel of an ethnomusiclogists' field recording- but I found ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: World Music - Styles - Music - General Pop - Music Video & Concerts - Genres - DVD - Video - General Music Video & Concerts - Genres - DVD - Video - International Titles - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - ( N ) Format (binding) - Refinements - DVD - Video - DVD