The other side of the water : the journey of a Haitian rara band in Brooklyn /

The other side of the water : the journey of a Haitian rara band in Brooklyn /

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Part carnival, part vodou ceremony, and part grassroots protest, Haitian "Rara" is one of the most breathtaking and contested forms of music in the Americas. The Other Side of the Water follows a group of young immigrants who take this ancient music from the hills of Haiti and reinvent it...

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Corporate Authors: DJA-Rara (Musical group) (performers), Ibis Productions, Smithsonian Institution Human Studies Film Archives
Other Authors: Deren, Maya, Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002, Simpson, George Eaton, 1904-1998, Herskovits, Melville J (Melville Jean), 1895-1963
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Haitian
Published: [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : Ibis Productions, [2008]
Edition:Director's edition
Subjects:
DJA-Rara (Musical group)
Folk music > Haiti
Folk music > New York (State) > New York
Haitian Americans > New York (State) > New York > Music
Haitian Americans > New York (State) > New York
Haitian diaspora
Haitians > New York (State) > New York > Music
Haitians > New York (State) > New York
Vodou music > Haiti
Vodou music > New York (State) > New York
Documentary films
Feature films
Nonfiction films
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