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Films
found one film
Region
“North America”
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Country
“United States”
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Keywords
“MusicEthnomusicology”
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Directors
“Boonzajer-Flaes, Robert”
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Year of production
“1986”
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films with a digital version
1
Region
North America
1
x
Country
United States
1
x
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Directors
Boonzajer-Flaes, Robert
1
x
Series
not set
1
Country of production
Netherlands
1
Year of production
1986
1
x
Film
Polka
1986
50
‘
Directed by
Robert Boonzajer-Flaes
.
The film confronts the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgements on the ‘roots’ of ‘conjunto’ music of the Chicanos, the film is able to reveal the different claims to ethnic identity. Most interestingly, Chicanos in Mexico and Texas and Austrians comment upon each others’ way of playing Polka.
North America
Music / Ethnomusicology
Collective / Community identity