Bitter Melons
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Focuses on the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa to underscore the difficulty of survival in an area where game is scarce because waterholes are dry most the of year. Includes a musician performing original compositions about animals, the land, and social life. Highlights traditional music, dances and children's game.
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Presents music of the G/wi musician and composer Ukxone, as well as animal songs and games of the Bushmen of the Kalahari. Includes documentary sequences showing how the songs illustrate important aspects if G/wi life. Shot in the mid-1950s by John Marshall as part of the Peabody Museum expedition. From the !Kung and G/wi Bushmen series.
Produced by John Marshall
Presents music of the G/wi musician and composer Ukxone, as well as animal songs and games of the Bushmen of the Kalahari. Includes documentary sequences showing how the songs illustrate important aspects if G/wi life. Shot in the mid-1950s by John Marshall as part of the Peabody Museum expedition. From the !Kung and G/wi Bushmen series.
Produced by John Marshall
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