The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of the Americas. Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana / director Yuki Okada ; co-producer Stephen McArthur ; a production of JVC.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[Japan?] : JVC, Victor Co. of Japan ; Montpelier, VT : Multicultural Media [distributor], [2005], ©1995.
Description1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (42 pages ; 19 cm)
Subjects

Other author/creatorOkada, Yuki director.
Other author/creatorMcArthur, Stephen, producer.
Other author/creatorNihon Bikutā Kabushiki Kaisha.
Other author/creatorMulticultural Media (Firm : Barre, Vt.)
Portion of title Video anthology of music and dance of the Americas
Portion of title Music and dance of the Americas
Portion of title Central and South America : Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana
Portion of title Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana
Contents Belize: Brukdown (1:50) -- Brazil: Ritual song/dance (1:50) -- Rural samba dance (2:28) -- Religious possession dance (4:09) -- Martial art/dance (2:28) -- Popular songs, Meu desespero ninguem ve, Suo homen feliz (2:15) -- Popular song, Toda menina Baiana (1:27) -- Topical song (1:35) -- Samba school rehearsal & carnival parade (3:00) -- Popular song, Aguas do Marco (3:10) -- Chile: Nillatun (4:01) -- Shaman ceremony (3:38) -- Bailes Chinos dance and Canto a lo Divino (5:14) -- Colombia: Flute and drum music (1:39) -- Conjunto de Gaitas (1:04) -- Poro (1:14) -- Vallenato (1:26) -- Joropo (1:58) -- Guatemala: Shaman sacrifice and chant (1:45) -- Shaman chanting with flute (2:10) -- Guyana: Masquerade dancing with fife and drum ensemble (1:28) -- Youth competition dancing with fife and drum (0:50).
Abstract A collection of short video segments showing folk music and dances from Central and South America. Includes folk music, folk songs, performances on traditional musical instruments, dances, and religious or ritual performances. The video segments contain no spoken introduction or explanation, but the accompanying guide contains: overview essays that discuss entire traditions; selection descriptions that present information about each cut; and resource material, including suggestions for listening, viewing, and reading. The quality of the recording varies from segment to segment.
General note"VTMV-229" on container, "JVCAIIVOL05" on disc surface.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded mostly between 1980 and 1992.
Technical detailsDVD.
Genre/formDocumentary films.
Publisher numberVTMV-229
Publisher numberJVCAIIVOL05

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