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Architect and the Old Village, The (2006)

Director

Catarine Alves Costa

Subject

Anthropology; Architecture; Development studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 70 minutes), $195.00

Álvaro Siza Vieira, a famous visionary Portuguese architect, is called to coordinate the rehabilitation of the monuments and architectonic heritage of Cidade Velha (Old Village) in Santiago, one of the...

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Cesaria Evora, Morna Blues (2003)

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 105 minutes), £19.99

A portrait of Cesaria Evora from Mindelo, Cape Verde, who specialises in melodies of the ‘Morna’', a form of Cape Verdien blues. Her music tells what she believes is the tragic destiny of her country....

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You Can’t Live with Your Mouth Shut (1999 Video)

Subject

Anthropology; Music

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min., 2001 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

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...

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Water Once a Day (1985)

aka: Water Once a Day: Town Women of Cape Verde

Director

Tamara Wyss

Subject

Anthropology; Environmental science; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 46 minutes), £20.00

In a poor suburb on the outskirts of the capital of Cape Verde, where one standpipe serves 3,000 people, and then only for three hours a day, Balila, who is 53 and blind, sells water. She has had a hard...

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