World Music Discoveries: Drums and Djembes of Burkina Faso

Heartbeat of a Nation

A short documentary that celebrates Dene cultural reclamation and revitalization, in which a father passes on traditional knowledge to his child throu

2022

Djembefola

African drummer leaves village, makes it big in the world. Great drumming!!

1991

When We Were Kings

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world.

1996

Ouaga Girls

A group of young women from Ouagadougou study at a girl school to become auto mechanics. The classmates become their port of safety, joy and sisterhoo

2017

Mögöbalu, Les Maîtres des Tambours d'Afrique

1998

There Is No Authority But Yourself

A Dutch documentary about the history of the anarchist punk band Crass. The film features archival footage of the band, and interviews with former mem

2006

The Way of the Shaman Drum

During the Cultural Revolution in China in the late 20th century, ethnic Manchu people were persecuted and forced to give up such cultural traditions

2017

Tales of Sand and Snow

In a quest to rediscover the spiritual values of his own people, an African filmmaker from the Gourmantche tribe of Burkina Faso visits an Aboriginal

2004

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers the field of electronic music with his synthesizer.

1995

The Miracle of Candeal

The story of the Candeal favela in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, where musician Carlinhos Brown carries out social and cultural initiatives that protect

2004

Under African Skies: Ethiopia

First aired on TV on the BBC Two on 29 September 1989, this second episode of the documentary series "Under African Skies", a grand project aimed at p

1989

The Man of the Trees

The life story of Daniel Balimá, a horticulturist with a disability in Burkina Faso.

2018

Practice Makes Perfect

The film is primarily a portrait of Kam Kelly, who teaches West African drumming to students at various New York schools, including Intermediate Schoo

2012

Ferocious Drummers

FEROCIOUS DRUMMERS is the original groundbreaking documentary about the greatest rhythmic rebels, that was nearly lost forever. In this never-before-s

Kick Drum Hearts

In 2010, the Mariemont Boys Cross Country team tries to repeat the historic season they had in 2009 after they lose their top two runners.

2011

Chasing the Sound

Travel with Major Lazer to Ghana and Nigeria to make the world smaller by making the party bigger. They are collaborating with cutting-edge Afrobeats

2020

Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso, was known as "the African Che", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devasta

2006

The last Balafon Master

Kankles: Redefining Tradition

Vaiva Dunaitytė, a gifted 20-year-old musician, shares her lifelong journey with the Lithuanian plucked string instrument, Kanklės- an ancient traditi

2025

Mémoire entre deux rives

This documentary follows the traces of the French colonization of the country Lobi. In this region of southwestern Burkina Faso, there is not a villag

2002