The Goumbé of the Young Revelers

The Goumbé of the Young Revelers

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1966

Runtime

0h 27m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

65%

Original Title

La Goumbé des jeunes noceurs

Production Companies

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Les Films de la Pléiade

Director

Jean Rouch

Description

The film shows the members of a voluntary association of young people from Upper Volta who work in Abidjan, Ivory Coast - first at their work, then at a reunion that ends on a dance floor in Treichville. The young people who come to work in Abidjan often form spontaneous associations for mutual help and entertainment, which are called "Goumbés" in Ivory Coast, after the name of a square drum that serves as the rhythmic base to their dance. During a general meeting, the secretary of the association reads the statutes, and it is these statutes that serve as both the backdrop and the commentary of the film.