2018
- Documentary
The Ancestors
Wahenga
Runtime
1h 33m
Countries
- TZ
- Tanzania
Languages
- sw
This film follows John Kitime, a Tanzanian musician now in his 60s, as he sets out on a mission to put together an all-star band from the old days to revive the classic sound of Zilipendwa music. Along the way, he meets the people who played key roles in the music scene of Tanzania during the struggle for independence and the nation's formative years under the first president, Julius K. Nyerere. As Kitime plays with the band, spends time with musicians and digitizes reel-to-reel tapes from the 1960s and '70s, he reveals a fascinating and little-known story about the power of music to bring together a people and a nation.
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StatusReleased
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Release dateJuly 13, 2018
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Original LanguageSwahili