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Revolution From de Beat

Lillian Allen, Giovanni Samprogna

1998 · 4m

Revolution From de Beat

January 1, 19984m
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The work examines the integral relationship between rhythm, language, dance, and revolution. Presented here as a dub poetry music video, "Revolution" hails a contemporary diasporic audience with its invocation of the talking drum rhythms of Africa, which were used to spread the message of revolt to slaves across the Atlantic.

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