The Goumbé of the Young Revelers

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1966

Documentary

27 minutes

Summary

The film shows the members of a voluntary association of young people from Upper Volta who work in Abidjan, Ivory Coast - first at their work, then at a reunion that ends on a dance floor in Treichville. The young people who come to work in Abidjan often form spontaneous associations for mutual help and entertainment, which are called "Goumbés" in Ivory Coast, after the name of a square drum that serves as the rhythmic base to their dance. During a general meeting, the secretary of the association reads the statutes, and it is these statutes that serve as both the backdrop and the commentary of the film.

Jean Rouch

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Original NameLa Goumbé des jeunes noceurs (The Goumbé of the Young Revelers)

StatusReleased: 59 years ago
January 1, 1966

LanguageFrançais

Spoken LanguagesFrançais

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