Messages musicaux – Le Sénégal en transformation

Messages By Music - Senegal In Transition
Musikantische Mitteilungen – Senegal im Wandel

Switzerland, September 2013
FILM, Documentary, 76 min.

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directed by
Cornelia Strasser
Written by
Cornelia Strasser
Status
In distribution

Relaying messages via music is part of the oral tradition in multiethnic Senegal. What the griots, the traditional singers, once cultivated, is now carried forth in part by such modern-day musicians as the internationally renowned rapper Awadi. Awadi’s wish is to transform society, a united Africa his political goal, whilst the griots represent a static society. By juxtaposing two generations of musicians with their respective engagement, a culture in a period of transition between tradition and modernity becomes discernible.

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World Premiere
September 2013
Original Version
French (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, Digi Beta, 76 min.
ISAN
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Production
Cornelia Strasser, FAMA FILM AG
Producer
directed by
Cornelia Strasser
Written by
Cornelia Strasser
Cinemato­graphy
Adam Sie, Mamadou Dia, Moussa Seydi, Tino Diop, Ousmane Gaye, Michael Moussa Dvorak
Editing
Ruth Schläpfer
Sound Editing
Patrick Storck
Sound Design
Jürg von Allmen
Re-Recording Mix
Jürg von Allmen
Compositing
Paul Avondet

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World Rights
Cornelia Strasser

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