... The film also documented instrumental music where you can see the drum or the flute; It also featured mbaqanga which is a famous South African dance combined with traditional elements of chanting and drumming and the film also featured a lot of maskanda also known as Zulu folk music. It also ... I believe this film was filmed secretly and with potential danger to the crew who were filming it. This film documented observed black South African music as an opposition to apartheid. The musicians artwork featured in the film were disregarded, broken, denied, ignored, and suppressed. The film...

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... , ways of religious worship, and traditions that are with the American culture to this day. Montgomery 2 Storytelling/folklore The African tradition of professional entertainment dates back to ancient times. Storytelling, music, and dance have all played a central role in African culture, because they help preserve history and religious and social customs. Traditional drama in Africa combines storytelling, songs, and dances ... at worship, work, and play tapping all their moods" (Owens, 171). For entertainment slaves made musical instruments with carved motifs that resembled African strin...

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