LEGACY OF SITI (THE)

LEGACY OF SITI (THE)
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned :
Year of production : 1999
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 30 (in minutes)

Siti Binti Saad remains the most important and the most influential taarab musician of Zanzibar. His first recording dates back to 1920 and his death goes back to 1950 but thanks to women, his music and his songs are still living and relevant today.

Director: Bridget THOMPSON
Screenwriter & Image: Adbulkadir Ahmed SAID
Editing: Maggie VAUGHAN
Production: Acacia Entertainment, Tomas Film

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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