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Capital of Earth: the Maroons of Moore Town 1979

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Miller, Jefferson filmmaker

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title from credits (published work)--study collection onlyEdited film shot in eastern Jamaica among the descendants of escaped African slaves who formed rebel communities in the Blue Mountains. Depicted are aspects of Maroon culture including communal labor (with digging songs), Kromanti drumming and healing rights, and cultivation and marketing of agricultural produce.Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD
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Reference 1 Film Reel (1,440 Feet) Sound Color 16mm
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Human Studies Film Archives

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. As Musical Instruments
  2. Drums
  3. Miller, Jefferson
  4. Music
  5. Songs

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