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Tourou et Bitti, les tambours d'avant

  • Tourou et Bitti, les tambours d'avant
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title : Tourou et Bitti
Column : Cinema/tv, History/society
Year of production : 1971
Format : Short
Running time : 8 (in minutes)

A single continuous shot recording the culmination of a spirit possession ritual during which the men of the village of Simiri ask the spirits of the bush to protect the harvest from locusts. The ceremony involves the use of ancient drums, the "tourou" and the "bitti", instruments played only on such occasions.

Producer : CNRS Audiovisual

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