The music and dance group Steel ‘n’ Skin represents a fusion of African and Caribbean cultures. Its director, Peter Blackman, explains the group’s real emphasis is on encouraging harmonious race relations. The group is shown on a ten-day tour of Merseyside (Liverpool) performing and encouraging community involvement in dance, African and Caribbean instrument making, Afro-Caribbean Cooking and making African clothes and prints.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012354
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Caribbean community
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture diffusion
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Liverpool (Merseyside, England)
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture - Social aspects - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture diffusion
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Race relations
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Music - Instruction and study
Music & Performing Arts → Dancing
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Africa
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study
Music & Performing Arts → Music and dance
Music & Performing Arts → Music and dance - Cross-cultural studies
Music & Performing Arts → Music appreciation
Music & Performing Arts → Music festivals
Music & Performing Arts → Musicians
Music & Performing Arts → Steel 'n' Skin (Music and dance group)
People → Steel 'n' Skin (Music and dance group)
Performance → Music - Performance
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)