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Ngbaka Musical Bow (The)

  • Arc musical ngbaka (L')
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Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1970
Format : Short
Running time : 8 (in minutes)
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A presentation of the Ngbaka musical bow and how it is made. This instrument is used for ritual purposes by the Ngbaka huntsmen of the forests of the Central African Republic.

Director : Robert SEVE
Scientific author: Simha AROM (LACITO, UPR CNRS, Paris)
Production: Producer : CNRS

Date of production : 1970
Duration : 00:08:00
Color : NB
Sound : Sonore
Public : Large audience, Specialised audience
Original Support : 16 mm Film
Delivery support : 16 mm Film, VHS, Beta SP
Version : French
Voice over. Music & song.

Distribution (CNRS Imgaes):
Lending, Sale (private use),
Sale (institutions use)

Discipline : Ethnology Africa, Music and dance
Keyword : Keywords : String instrument ; Instrument-making ; Music playing ; Ngbaka
Places : Central African Republic

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  • Zanzibar International Film Festival
  • Arterial network Tanzania chapter
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