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Who Is Your Grandfather?
Who Is Your Grandfather?

WHO IS YOUR GRANDFATHER?

Y yaab la a boê?

Directed by Sunjha Kim, Rikisaburo Sato
Germany, 2017
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

Inspired by the writings and field studies of the Japanese anthropologist Junzo Kawada, this short documentary unfolds the aesthetic and mythical power of a musical narrative, in context of the ritual, via the drum language of the Mossi.

Synopsis

Inspired by the writings and field studies of the Japanese anthropologist Junzo Kawada, this short documentary unfolds the aesthetic and mythical power of a musical narrative, in context of the ritual, via the drum language of the Mossi.