This short film provides background on one of Haiti's unique musical forms: Ra-Ra.
Producer and ethnomusicologist: Verna Gillis.
Gail Pellet, 1978. 18 min.
FESTIVALS
2009 | World Nomads Haiti | NEW YORK, USA | May 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2009 | French Institute Alliance Française, 22 East 60th Street, NYC | www.fiaf.org/events/spring2009/2009-05-world-nomads.shtml
* Selection "Maysles Institute Haitian Documentary Series"
* The screening will be followed by a slideshow and talk with the film's producer and ethnomusicologist, Verna Gillis, documenting and discussing her travels in Haiti.