Zanzibar Musical Club
Pacific Cinémathèque
Friday, October 8 2010 10:45am
Zanzibar is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the east African country of Tanzania. For centuries this has been a port of call on the spice trade route. Arabs, Africans, Indians, and the odd European have left their impact on the music and culture.
This film records the performances of several musicians and groups. But oddly while there are subtitles, there is no narration or captioning to explain who and what we are viewing and listening to. Not until the end credits do we find out the names of the musicians and groups. There is nothing to help the audience understand the music and how it developed.
Overall, an interesting look and listen to the music of Zanzibar, but desperately in need of a narrative.
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