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Drums from the Past

6.319719mMovieDocumentary

Filmed in May 1971 in Niger, this short documentary records a possession ritual performed by the Simiri people in response to a locust invasion. The ceremony centers on the beating of the archaic drums Tourou and Bitti, used to invoke…

DirectorJean Rouch
WriterJean Rouch

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