In December 1995, a group of Banda-Linda horn players from the Central African Republic came to Paris at the Maison des Cultures du Monde. Ethnomusicologist Simha Arom took the opportunity to decipher the musical system they use. Gradually, with the help of demonstrations by the musicians, he uncovers the structure of these compositions, which are created from a basic model with an elaboration of subtle variations.

Sub-title : Une leçon de musique africaine

Scientific author : AROM Simha (Langues-Musiques-Sociétés, FRE CNRS, Villejuif)

Director : BLUMBERG Jérôme (CNRS Images media FEMIS-CICT, UMS CNRS, Ivry-sur-Seine)

Intervenor (Witness): AROM Simha

Production : CNRS Images media-FEMIS-CICT

Date of production : 1997
Duration : 00:36:00
Color : Couleur
Sound : Sonore
Public : Large audience, Specialised audience
Original Support : video Beta SP
Delivery support : VHS, Beta SP
Version : French

Discipline : Ethnology Africa, Music and dance

Keywords :
Banda-Linda ; Wind instrument ; Music playing ; Musicological study

Distribution :
Lending, Sale (private use), Sale (institutions use)