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On the Rumba River - Le Batelier de la Rumba

Faire Bleu Distribution
Jacques Sarasin
9 rue Leuck-Mathieu
75020 Paris
FRANCE
e-maiL fairebleu@wanadoo.fr
Sailing on the simmering Congo river on a wreck of a boat, Wando Kolosoy, an orphaned kid begins to strum his first tunes on a guitar that has clearly seen better days. The more his fame spreads, the more authorities become weary of the insurgent potential of his songs. Decades roll by and Wando continues to sing of the hopes, the disillusionment and the spirit of a people that’s been no stranger to hardship. Integrating stunning vistas of the Congolese landscape with evocative music, Jacques Sarasin composes a multi-dimensional portrait of a people that continues to sing against all odds.

Director : Jacques Sarasin
Cinematography: Remon Fromont
Editing: Bernard Josse
Featuring: Wendo Kolosoy, Mbinga Kabata, Antoine Moundanda, Joseph Munange

France / Congo, Color
Lingala, 86΄
Format: Digibeta Pal


    Publication date: 2007-09-10 23:41:18

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