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The African scene: five songs and dances

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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African Dance Video Archive

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The African scene

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Title
The African scene: five songs and dances
Names
United Nations (Presenter)
Collection

African Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1963-12-10
Table of Contents
[Work dance with mortar] / performed by two women -- [Lullaby] / sung by a woman -- Dance of the lonely ones [title announced by musician] [excerpt] / danced by a man and a woman -- [Song] [excerpt] / sung by a man -- [Group dance and song] / danced by three women, accompanied by men playing drums and a stringed instrument.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9450
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4803 (former)
Topics
Dance -- Africa
Music -- Africa
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Music
Video recordings
Notes
Content: Title from information provided by the United Nations Media Center.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations during the Human Rights Day Concert, December 10, 1963.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (10 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Description
Excerpts from a performance of music and dance, probably from different parts of Africa. Special event coverage and commentary.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F321
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12523462
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b8f50010-8b3b-0135-7c96-11e036fb63fd
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1963: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The African scene" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1963. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5778d27-5889-4525-a6ab-ad471ffd2575

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The African scene" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5778d27-5889-4525-a6ab-ad471ffd2575

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1963). The African scene Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5778d27-5889-4525-a6ab-ad471ffd2575

Wikipedia Citation

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The African scene