Repercussions

Synopsis

"Compulsory viewing for anyone remotely interested in black music" (The Guardian), this series shows off the dazzling diversity of African-American music. To explore its constantly evolving cross-fusion of styles, the film-makers travelled to Gambia to search out the traditional music of the Mandinkas; to the USA to capture the sounds of rhythm and blues, gospel quartets, and the masters of bebop; to the Caribbean to survey the colourful variety of forms blending African and European influences; and, finally, to West Africa, to record the ecstatic polyrhythms of today's African popular music.

Additional Info

• No: R0058
• Production year: 1984
• Run time: 7 x 60'
• Director: Geoffrey Haydon and Dennis Marks
• Producers: RM Arts, Third Eye, Channel Four
• Format: HDTV