African Sanctus Revisited

Synopsis

Composer and explorer David Fanshawe’s choral work ‘African Sanctus’ is a setting of the Latin Mass incorporating traditional African music. This film presents a performance of the newly updated and expanded version, together with film retracing Fanshawe’s 1960s’ and 1970s’ music-collecting journeys through Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 1998 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

Notes

The original AFRICAN SANCTUS was broadcast on BBC2 in 1975.

Subjects

Music

Keywords

music - African; religious music

Credits

Director

Herbert Chappell

Producer

Robin Lough

Contributor

Neville Creed; Wihelmenia Fernandez

Production Company

Name

CTVC

Distributor

Name

CTVC Video

Email

ctvc@ctc.co.uk

Web

http://www.ctvc.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 8950 4426

Fax

020 8950 1437

Address

Hillside Studios
Merry Hill Road
Bushey, Herts WD2 1DR