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Oh, Listen to the Band!

Date released

25 Mar 1931

Series name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue no

31/25

NoS ID

089026

Story no

7 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

Africans see and hear famous Grenadier Guards Band for first time.

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Celebrity interview (1974)

Genre

Interview

Duncan Campbell interviews John Williams, Australian-born British classical guitarist, on the show Celebrity Interview. On his life, childhood, career, musical development, love of guitar, inspirations,...

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First all-race elections in South Africa (1994)

Genre

Music; Speech; Vox pop

Outgoing president of South Africa, F W De Klerk gives a speech about handing over power to the people of South Africa. President elect, Nelson Mandela, gives a speech about his pride in the birth of...

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1990 Brit awards winners and controversy (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the winners at the 1990 Brit Awards and the political messages from the winners including Phil Collins on homelessness; Annie Lennox and Neneh Cherry on apartheid in South Africa; Robert Smith of...

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Darkies Singing - Banjos Ringing

Date released

29 Mar 1928

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1489

NoS ID

086713

Story no

5 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

Jazz has not yet displaced the cakewalk at Cape Coloured Men’s Carnival.

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Protest against rebel cricket tour of South Africa (1990)

Genre

Music; Special

Recording of a protest with chants/songs from Bloemfontein by people from a local township against a controversial tour of South Africa by an unofficial England cricket team captained by Mike Gatting.

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John Vorster inauguration as President (1983)

Genre

Music; Speech

Inauguration of John Vorster (Balthazar Johannes Vorster) in South Africa as President (1978). With speech on his leadership as Prime Minister. Music heard is unrecognisable, although likely to be the...

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Africa I Remember (1995 Video)

Director

Paul Balmer

Producer

Paul Balmer

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 30 minutes), £50

Nigerian-English musician and composer Tunda Jegede spans the African and western music traditions in ‘The Cycle Recokoning’, the world’s first full-scale work for African harp lute (kora) and western...

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Simba (1928 Video)

aka: Simba, The King of Beasts

Director

Martin Johnson; Osa Johnson

Subject

Anthropology; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). b&w. 83 min., 1997 sale: US$59.95 (+p&p)

Record of a 15,000 trek through Africa by the husband-and-wife adventurers Martin and Osa Johnson, portraying the wildlife and tribal villages of the Samburu, Boran, Turkanak, Meru, Kikuyu, Dorobo, Nandi and...

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Nelson Mandela tribute song banned in South Africa (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview; Music

Singer Brenda Fassie on her new song Black President which is a tribute to her uncle Nelson Mandela and has been banned in South Africa. She also speaks about being unable to visit her uncle during his time...

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