Sample ethnographic films

online sources of ethnomusicological film (ethnographic or documentary)

http://www.library.ualberta.ca/databases_help/films_on_demand/index.cfm

http://www.folkstreams.net/
http://www.folkstreams.net/pub/FilmsBySubject.php#anchormusic

http://www.nfb.ca/
http://www.nfb.ca/subjects/music/

http://vimeo.com

http://youtube.com

Ethnomusicological ethnographic films

Film representing music representing people...

How would you evaluate the following films? (some are clips; for full films watch only a representative sample). Consider evaluative criteria (axiology):

• truth
• ethics
• aesthetics

How would you classify them, considering:

• ethnographic truth
• politics of representation and voice
• filmmaking style

Gravel Springs Fife and Drum

The Land Where the Blues Began

The Drums of Dagbon

More Than Just a Game: Competitions and Celebrations in Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan

Breaking Traditional Roles: Aymara Women Play Music (02:27) From Title: Bolivia: The Coca Leaf, Food of the Poor

Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden

The Shakers

Music to Celebrate the Dead (04:20) From Title: Dying in Africa: Perspectives on the End of Life in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, and South Africa

Listening to the Silence: African Cross Rhythms

Shozan Tanabe: The Sound of Silence

Celebration of the Prophet's Grandson (03:42) From Title: Paper Gods: Aspects of Religion in Benin, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Mali

Witch Catchers and Possession Ceremonies (03:26) From Title: Healers of Ghana

Busmen Cosmology (01:17) From Title: Last of the Bushmen

Female Rappers in Syria (06:57) From Title: Rap Refugees: Conservative Palestinian Education in Flux

Zimbabwe—Untapped Resources: (04:35) From Title: Why Women Count Video Clip Collection: Africa, Middle East, South Asia

Shadow and music in the Buduburam Liberian refugee camp of Ghana