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Additional authors

1. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
2. Olatunji, Babatunde.
3. Dahoue, Mamadou.
4. Diomandé, Vado
5. Carolle, Mian
6. Affoué, Yao
7. Oulaï, Sylvie
8. Fortune, Shelly
9. Smith, Tina
10. Lafortune, Sabine
11. Lincoln, Darnetha
12. Zetrenne, Guirlande
13. Hodge, Carlyn
14. Smith, Princess T.
15. Lafortune, Breana
16. Kevin, Aisha
17. Jean, Assamoua
18. Botty, Bi
19. Mitchell, David
20. Irie, Dji Bi.
21. Lizie, Tra Bi.
22. Diomandé, Sogbety.
23. Camara, Moussa.
24. Anjaku-Mujamal, Kibibi.
25. Anjaku, K. Salim.
26. Yahudah, Menes.
27. Ajanku, Jamilla
28. Boyd, Robin L.
29. Clarke, Akilah
30. Coleman, Dawn
31. Daley, Kyra
32. DeLeon, Cassandra
33. Hinton, Cheryl
34. Holley, Dorothy
35. Mujamal, Kauna
36. Musse, Rashidah K.
37. VonHendricks, Ayanne
38. Woods, Olufunmike
39. Ajanku, Jumoke.
40. Ajanku, K. Salim.
41. Jones, Darrin.
42. Taylor, Omari.
43. Zenenga, Praise.
44. Sola, Robert
45. Chitengedza, Dabson
46. Butholezwe, Ndlovu
47. Mlalazi, Smart
48. Sibanda, Brian
49. Ndlovu, Xolisani
50. Phuti, Godfrey Tiro
51. Hadebe, Dalubehle Trust
52. Green, James K.
53. Grant, William H., III
54. Woolbright, Ngoma.
55. Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
56. Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
57. Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group)
58. DanceAfrica (Festival)
59. Mask Dance Company.
60. Sankofa Dance Theater (Baltimore, Md.)
61. IWISA (Dance company)
62. BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.
63. DanceAfrica Council of Elders Mentoring Initiative.
64. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
65. Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
66. Character Generators/Video.
67. DHCA.

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (180 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Alternative title

1. African roots in American soil, male rites of passage
2. Male rites of passage
3. DanceAfrica '98, African roots in American soil, male rites of passage

Subject

1. Dance
2. Dance > Zimbabwe
3. Dance > Guinea
4. Video
5. Drummers (Musicians)
6. Initiation dances
7. Gum boot dance (Dance)
8. Mask dances
9. Stilt dances
10. Mandingo (African people) > Dances
11. Child dancers
12. Male dancing
13. Dance, Black > United States
14. Weapon dances

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Disc 1 (60 min.): Memorial: Breaths / choreography, Chuck Davis ; music, Sweet Honey in the Rock ; performed by community ensemble and candle bearers -- Griot / greeting and welcome by Chuck Davis, who introduces his teacher Michael Babatunde Olatunji -- Procession of Elders -- Drum call -- Sacred grove -- Spiritual protection / dances associated with male rites of passage, performed by three masks: mask Guéglin, Mask Djouanigbê and Mask Zaouly ; performed by Mask Dance Company ; artistic director, Mamadou Dahoué ; female dancers-singers, Mian Carolle, Yao Affoué, Sylvie Oulaï, Shelly Fortune, Tina Smith, Sabine Lafortune, Darnetha Lincoln, Guirlande Zetrenne, Carlyn Hodge, Princess T. Smith ; young female dancers, Breana Lafortune, Aisha Kevin ; male dancers-singers-mask dancers, Mamadou Dahoué, Vado Diomandé, Assamoua Jean, Bi Botty, David Mitchell ; musicians-singers, Dji Bi Irie (music director), Tra Bi Lizie, Sogbety Diomandé, Moussa Camara.-- Empowerment -- Rite of passage -- Kingo / dance of the Mandinka people, Gambia, West Africa ; performed by the DACEMI initiates and their mentors ; the initiates are individually introduced by Chuck Davis.
2. Disc 2 (60 min.): Continuation of Kingo -- Call to culture / performed by Sankofa Dance Company [name also given on program as Sankofa Dance Theater] from Baltimore, Md. ; directors, Kauina [name also given on program as Kauna and Kuana] Mujamal, Kibibi Ajanku-Mujamal ; musical directors, K. Salim Ajanku, Menes Yahudah ; dancers, Jamila Ajanku, Kibibi Ajanku-Mujamal, Robin L. Boyd, Akilah Clarke, Dawn Coleman, Kyra Daley, Cassandra DeLeon, Cheryl Hinton, Dorothy Holley, Kauna Mujamal, Rashidah K. Musse, Ayanna VonHendricks, Olufunmike Woods ; drummers, Jumoke Ajanku, K. Salim Ajanku, Darrin Jones, Omari Taylor, Menes Yahudah -- Welcoming / danced by the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble and the DACEMI initiates -- African connection / danced by IWISA Dance Company ; manager, Praise Zenenga ; dancers, Robert Sola, Dabson Chitengedza, Butholezwe Ndlovu, Smart Mlalazi, Brian Sibanda, Xolisani Ndlovu, Godfrey Tiro Phuti, Dalubehle Trust Hadebe -- Dance Rituelle, dance Zoua, dance Koukoubâ, dance Zaouly / danced by Mask Dance Company.
3. Disc 3 (60 min.): African roots in American soil / choreography, James Kelley Green III ; Dundunbah (dance of strength) from Guinea ; performed by the DACEMI initiates -- Umoja / includes gum boot dance -- Introduction of participants and closing remarks by Chuck Davis -- Continuation of DanceAfrica celebration outside Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-762

Note

1. DACEMI (DanceAfrica Council of Elders Mentoring Initiative) is a program for African-American boys aged 13 through 18, who participate in a youth leadership program sponsored by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
2. BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble is a group of one hundred adult and child performers sponsored by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
3. Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
4. Accompanied by house program.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Cameraperson, Mark Robison; stage manager, N'goma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright; lighting, William H. Grant III.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, Brooklyn, New York, on June 21, 1998, by Character Generators Inc.

Funding (note)

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Dance Africa '98 [videorecording] : African roots in American soil, male rites of passage / artistic direction by Chuck Davis.

Imprint

1. c1998.

Country of producing entity

1. United States

Credits

1. Cameraperson, Mark Robison; stage manager, N'goma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright; lighting, William H. Grant III.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, Brooklyn, New York, on June 21, 1998, by Character Generators Inc.

Restricted access

1. Permission required.

Funding

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-5810.

Local subject

1. Initiation dances.
2. Mask dances.
3. Stilt dances.
4. Weapon dances.
5. Male dancing.

Added author

1. Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937- choreographer.
3. Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
4. Olatunji, Babatunde. Instrumentalist
5. Dahoue, Mamadou. Director
6. Diomandé, Vado, dancer. Singer
7. Carolle, Mian, dancer.
8. Affoué, Yao, dancer.
9. Oulaï, Sylvie, dancer.
10. Fortune, Shelly, dancer.
11. Smith, Tina, dancer.
12. Lafortune, Sabine, dancer.
13. Lincoln, Darnetha, dancer.
14. Zetrenne, Guirlande, dancer.
15. Hodge, Carlyn, dancer.
16. Smith, Princess T., dancer.
17. Lafortune, Breana, dancer.
18. Kevin, Aisha, dancer.
19. Jean, Assamoua, dancer. Singer
20. Botty, Bi, dancer. Singer
21. Mitchell, David, dancer. Singer
22. Irie, Dji Bi. Musician
23. Lizie, Tra Bi. Musician
24. Diomandé, Sogbety. Musician
25. Camara, Moussa. Musician
26. Anjaku-Mujamal, Kibibi. dir
27. Anjaku, K. Salim. dir
28. Yahudah, Menes. dir
29. Ajanku, Jamilla, dancer.
30. Boyd, Robin L., dancer.
31. Clarke, Akilah, dancer.
32. Coleman, Dawn, dancer.
33. Daley, Kyra, dancer.
34. DeLeon, Cassandra, dancer.
35. Hinton, Cheryl, dancer.
36. Holley, Dorothy, dancer.
37. Mujamal, Kauna, dancer.
38. Musse, Rashidah K., dancer.
39. VonHendricks, Ayanne, dancer.
40. Woods, Olufunmike, dancer.
41. Ajanku, Jumoke. Musician
42. Ajanku, K. Salim. Musician
43. Jones, Darrin. Musician
44. Taylor, Omari. Musician
45. Zenenga, Praise.
46. Sola, Robert, dancer.
47. Chitengedza, Dabson, dancer.
48. Butholezwe, Ndlovu, dancer.
49. Mlalazi, Smart, dancer.
50. Sibanda, Brian, dancer.
51. Ndlovu, Xolisani, dancer.
52. Phuti, Godfrey Tiro, dancer.
53. Hadebe, Dalubehle Trust, dancer.
54. Green, James K., choreographer.
55. Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
56. Woolbright, Ngoma. Production personnel
57. Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien. Production personnel
58. Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
59. Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group)
60. DanceAfrica (Festival)
61. Mask Dance Company.
62. Sankofa Dance Theater (Baltimore, Md.)
63. IWISA (Dance company)
64. BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.
65. DanceAfrica Council of Elders Mentoring Initiative.
66. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
67. Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
68. Character Generators/Video.
69. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-762