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Ra-Ra, A Haitian Festival

  • Ra-Ra, A Haitian Festival
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Format : Short
Running time : 18 (in minutes)

This short film provides background on one of Haiti's unique musical forms: Ra-Ra.
Producer and ethnomusicologist: Verna Gillis.

Gail Pellet, 1978. 18 min.

FESTIVALS

2009 | World Nomads Haiti | NEW YORK, USA | May 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2009 | French Institute Alliance Française, 22 East 60th Street, NYC | www.fiaf.org/events/spring2009/2009-05-world-nomads.shtml
* Selection "Maysles Institute Haitian Documentary Series"
* The screening will be followed by a slideshow and talk with the film's producer and ethnomusicologist, Verna Gillis, documenting and discussing her travels in Haiti.

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