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Batuque, l'âme d'un peuple
Batuque, l'âme d'un peuple

BATUQUE, L'ÂME D'UN PEUPLE

Directed by Marie Clémence Andriamonta-Paes
France, Portugal, 2006
Documentary, Music

    Synopsis

    In 1462, the first African slaves were settled on the island of Cape Verde brought by the Portuguese colons. It is supposed that they were the first inhabitants of the archipelagos. They carried with them the rhythms and the seeds of what became the BATUQUE: a music form, performed mostly by women,.

    Synopsis

    In 1462, the first African slaves were settled on the island of Cape Verde brought by the Portuguese colons. It is supposed that they were the first inhabitants of the archipelagos. They carried with them the rhythms and the seeds of what became the BATUQUE: a music form, performed mostly by women,.