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Title Listening to the silence : African cross rhythms as seen through Ghanian music / written and produced by Peter Bischoff
Published Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1996]
©1996

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 MELB  780.9667 Bis/Ltt  AVAILABLE
Description 1 videodisc (DVD) (33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Summary "Taking off from the peace of nature, the singing cicadas, and the simple routines of the workday, this program explores a kaleidoscope of musical examples from Ghana: children's games and their musical bands; traditional drums; sensual dances; trance dances; animated funeral music, and other examples from the Ewe, Ashanti, Ga, and Frafra peoples of Ghana."--Container
Notes Colour recording system: NTSC
Credits Written and produced by Peter Bischoff; photography, Adam Schmedes; additional photography Jes Paul; interviews, Peter Bischoff, Adam Schmedes; Narrator, Brian Patterson
Notes DVD. Region unspecified
Available to Deakin University staff and students only
Subject Music -- Ghana.
Folk dance music -- Ghana.
Genre/Form Ethnographic films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings.
Author Bischoff, Peter.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Loke Film (Firm)
ISBN 1569507562
Other Titles Listening to the silence : African cross rhythms