Musicologist Andrew Tracy and a group of African musicians introduce African rhythms and demonstrate how each of the twelve beats sounds alone, in combination and in crossed rhythms. Tracy tells a group of children a folktale about how a husband and a rabbit enchant a lion with music, changing a dinner-hunting beast into “the dancing lion” and thus freeing the wife. He illustrates the role of music in African storytelling by having children clap and chant responses as he relates the tale of a dancing lion.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014267
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Literature → Folk literature, African
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Africa
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Juvenile films
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)