Manuel Mendive or the pictorial spirit of the Yoruba

  • Manuel Mendive ou l'esprit pictural yoruba
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1987
Format : Short
Running time : 13 (in minutes)

The Yoruba people live in territories of Nigeria and Benin. The wealth of their mythology is important and the numerous Yoruba slaves who were deported to Cuba in the 18th century have shaped most of Cuba's black culture. Cuban painter Manuel Mendive is a living proof of that.

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  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
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