A Song and Its People

General Information

Original Title
Un pueblo cantaor
Author/Creator
Webster, Sarah, director.
Language
Spanish.
Published
United States : Merak'n Productions, Inc., 2001.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (28 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00004233

Contents/Summary

Summary
A short film about flamenco – its origins, development and future. The history of the Spanish Gypsies is the story of a collision between two cultures – the nomadic lifestyle and the sedentary one. It is a story of collective suffering where an entire village is persecuted and disinherited. It is also the story of a unique cultural and musical exchange in Lower Andalusia between Gypsies living there and the other rich cultures of the area, such as the Moorish and the Jewish. These influences coalesced and gave birth to flamenco. Born out of happiness and pain, cheerfulness and grief, flamenco carries with itself the collective memory of an entire village.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
A Song and Its People
Note
Soros Documentary Fund
Library Special Collection
Soros Documentary Fund

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2618Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2618
(HU_OSA_00004233.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format