Zan Boko = Homeland
Zan boko means "the place where the placenta is buried" and symbolizes the continuity between past and present in African village societies. Tells the story of one village swallowed up by one of Africa's large cities and the change from agrarian society to a mass media culture.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Mossi |
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South Burlington, VT :
California Newsreel,
[2007?]
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| Summary: | Zan boko means "the place where the placenta is buried" and symbolizes the continuity between past and present in African village societies. Tells the story of one village swallowed up by one of Africa's large cities and the change from agrarian society to a mass media culture. |
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| Item Description: | The library of African video. This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Originally produced in Burkina Faso as a motion picture in 1988. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Sekou Ouedraogo; editors, Andree Davanture, Marie-Jeanne Kanyala; music, Henri Guedon, Don Cherry. |
