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You Can’t Live with Your Mouth Shut

Synopsis
On the island of Santiago, in the Cape Verde archipelago, lives Mano Mendi, the last player of cimboa, a one-string violin used to accompany the traditional batuque music. Through the portrait of Mano Mendi and the learning experience of To, a music teacher in the capital city Praia, the film shows how this music is rooted in the rhythms of everyday life.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min.
Year of production
1999
Availability
Sale; 2001 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects
Anthropology; Music
Keywords
Cape Verde; ethnomusicology

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute

Contact
Susanne Hammacher (Film Officer)
Email
film@therai.org.uk
Web
https://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7387 0455
Fax
020 7388 8817
Address
50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT
Notes
The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.

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