Niger: Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel (2005)
1h 8m
Running Time
January 1, 2005Release Date
Niger: Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel (2005)
1h 8m
Running Time
January 1, 2005Release Date
Plot.
A celebration of life in the Sahel region of Africa, this film showcases many of Niger’s venerable music styles. Tuareg Electric Guitar trance rock, Bori cult dance ceremonies, Fulani Folk, and Roadhouse Gospel Rave-ups are some of the segments included in this latest "Folk Cinema" classic from Sublime Frequencies! Filmed in December of 2004 on location in Niger, Hisham Mayet delivers a spontaneous, raw, and inspiring collection of images, music, and ceremony (again with a single camera presentation) from a nation mired in poverty and continual post-colonial disappointment. Quoting from Mayet’s liner notes: "This is not music as commodity, this is music as survival. There is a saying in Niger that goes, "when we die we know we are going to heaven because we already live in Hell" well I think its more like the purgatory that we all live in and they sure have managed to transcend with an incredible natural resource: Music. Dig it!"
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Cast & Crew.
Ouragan Del Air
Performer
Mohamed Tenna
Performer
Abdou Yahaya
Performer
Boubon Griots
Performer
Hisham Mayet
Director / Editor / Camera Operator
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 8m
Content RatingNR
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