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Films
3 Films
with a digital version available
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Keywords
“MusicEthnomusicology”
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Year of production
“2008”
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films with a digital version
3
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Region
Melanesia
1
South Asia
2
Country
Afghanistan
1
Pakistan
1
Vanuatu
1
Keywords
Education / Knowledge Transmission
1
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Linguistics / Language
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
3
Personal Narrative
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Directors
Baily, John
2
Francois, Alexandre
1
Wittersheim, Eric
1
Series
not set
3
Country of production
France
1
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
2008
3
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Film list
Across the Border: Afghan Musicians exiled in Peshawar
2008
54
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
It is the year 2000 and most of Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. Hearing that many of Afghanistain’s musicians are now in exile across the border in Pakistan, ethnomusicologist John
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Music / Ethnomusicology
Religion / Belief / Faith
The Poet’s Salary
2008
59
‘
Directed by
Eric Wittersheim
Alexandre Francois
.
For the first time in many years, on the little island of Motalava in Vanuatu, a new song will be composed in the island’s ancestors’ language, the language of god Quat, and become part of the
Melanesia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Linguistics / Language
Informant-researcher relationship
Ustad Rahim
2008
55
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
Shot in the city of Heart, western Afghanistan 1994, in the period between the fall of the last leftist government and the coming of the Taliban, this is a portrait film of an outstanding musician,
South Asia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Education / Knowledge Transmission
Personal Narrative