Marrabenta Stories

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Marrabenta Stories
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Directed byKaren Boswall
Produced byContracosta Produções Catembe Produções Íris Imaginações
CinematographyCarlos Vieira Emmanuel Leus
Edited byOrlando Mesquita
Release date
2004
Running time
52 minutes
CountriesMozambique
Portugal
LanguagePortuguese

Marrabenta Stories is a 2004 documentary film directed by Karen Boswall.[1] A musical documentary, it covers Marrabenta, the national music of Mozambique.[2]

Synopsis[]

Young musicians from Mozambique, who usually play Jazz, Funk and Hip Hop, join a group of old men who are stars of the Marrabenta, the traditional Mozambique folk music. Together they form a band called Mabulu and mix their different music styles. The “Old Glories”, as they are affectionately called by their fans, still live in Maputo and survive, as they have for the last fifty years, by singing songs that describe the sad and funny details of their everyday lives.

Release[]

The film was showcased at numerous film festivals including in Portugal, Tarifa in Spain, Dockanema in Mozambique, the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa, in the Netherlands and the in Belgium.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Marrabenta Stories". FIPA. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ Fitzpatrick, Mary (6 February 2007). Mozambique. Lonely Planet. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-74059-188-1. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Marrabenta Stories". Marfilmes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

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