In the African nation of Burkina Faso, drums such as the djembe are more than a simple instrument; they have long been used for communication and storytelling as well as musical accompaniment, as this fascinating documentary illustrates. Explore the role the drum has played in Burkina Faso's history, and how the current generations' quest to move away from tradition threatens this time-honored instrument of oral history.

A Dutch documentary about the history of the anarchist punk band Crass. The film features archival f...

A group of young women from Ouagadougou study at a girl school to become auto mechanics. The classma...

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...
The life story of Daniel Balimá, a horticulturist with a disability in Burkina Faso.

The film is primarily a portrait of Kam Kelly, who teaches West African drumming to students at vari...
During the Cultural Revolution in China in the late 20th century, ethnic Manchu people were persecut...

African drummer leaves village, makes it big in the world. Great drumming!!

A short documentary that celebrates Dene cultural reclamation and revitalization, in which a father ...
In 2010, the Mariemont Boys Cross Country team tries to repeat the historic season they had in 2009 ...

First aired on TV on the BBC Two on 29 September 1989, this second episode of the documentary series...

After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers t...

Vaiva Dunaitytė, a gifted 20-year-old musician, shares her lifelong journey with the Lithuanian pluc...

Guy Nadon is the rhythm incarnate. A jazz drummer who strikes on everything that makes noise. A king...

Machanic Manyeruke is the founder of gospel music in Zimbabwe—though, his influence reaches far beyo...

Rumba Rules, New Genealogies offers an enjoyable, rough-edged glimpse into the music scene of Kinsha...
Like a modern-day version of Deadwood, a makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkin...

Thursday 27th of October 2016 – Teatro Espace, Turin. Mulatu Astatke is a musician, composer, arran...

For decades, the countries of the African Sahel region have been targets of colonialism and exploita...

In a quest to rediscover the spiritual values of his own people, an African filmmaker from the Gourm...