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"Rambala"
Documentary 52mn. 1994
Author : Christian PASSUELLO
Production : Taxi Vidéo Brousse
TV broadcasting : R.F.O., N.H.K., Planète
Paddy BUSH, an English musician, is invited to go to Madagascar, the motherland
of his close friend, Justin VALI.
Justin is also a musician. His pseudonym, VALI, stands for the name of
the most traditional instrument in Madagascar : the "Valiha".
Justin has become a master of this instrument.
After 10 years of living in Paris, far from his people, this trip with
Paddy is an eventful return trip home.
Paddy has never set foot on Madagascan soil. Nevertheless, he is very
familiar with Malagashy music. He built himself a valiha and learned how
to play it. His friendship with Justin grew around this instrument, also
used in sacred ceremonies, where the living communicate with the spirits
of the dead.
For Justin, this journey is an emotional one: a trip back home to his
family, his village and to traditional rites, sources of his inspiration
and music. He is eager to share all of this with Paddy..
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