The Voice Of Wood (1989)
- Original title
- Yiri Kan
- Directed by
- Issiaka Konaté
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short film blends documentary and fiction to show how a master teaches the making and playing of the balafon, a traditional African instrument. It focuses on the transfer of cultural knowledge through hands-on learning.
educationalcontemplativeearnestpatientobservationalculturally-rootedgentlerhythmictraditional
What happens
La Voix du bois (Yiri Kan) est un court métrage burkinabè réalisé par Issiaka Konaté en 1989. Le film mêle documentaire et fiction pour évoquer la transmission culturelle par l'apprentissage de la fabrication et du jeu du balafon, instrument de musique traditionnel africain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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