Documentary · France · 1966 · 26m

Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm

Batteries Dogon, éléments pour une étude des rythmes

Director

Jean Rouch Gilbert Rouget Germaine Dieterlen

Cast

Crew

Philippe Luzuy — Editor

Synopsis

The young goat herders from the cliff of Bandiagara practice on the stone drums of their ancestors. An ethnomusicological film experiment describing the subtle plays of the right and left hand of Dogon drummers.

Mood & Themes

mali ethnographic film

Key Collaborators

Jean Rouch Director Gilbert Rouget Director Germaine Dieterlen Director Philippe Luzuy Editor

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