Documenting the rituals, spiritual customs, music and dance of the Gnaouas - the religious group originally from Sudan, now inhabiting southern Morocco post the trans-Saharan slave trade

A group of Curaçaoan queer individuals from Amsterdam Zuidoost taking part in the Antillean gay carnival

A group of Curaçaoan queer individuals from Amsterdam Zuidoost taking part in the Antillean gay carnival

A fable about a woman's right to choose her partner: it tells the story of a princess, who has several suitors. She puts them to the test, and finally chooses the one who has demonstrated the finest moral qualities.

There is a celebration in the kingdom of the toads. Around the circle, hundreds of inhabitants have gathered to watch the best fighters in the country face off. Between the fights, Tountia, accompanied by her musicians, performs a concert that drives the audience crazy

A coming of age story set in a Senegalese fishing village about rival teenaged cliques living out their dreams against a backdrop of disillusioned adults.

Floats, carnival queens, masqueraders, and traditional instruments are seen parading down King St., Frederiksted, St. Croix USVI in 1964. Signage identifies one band as the Wesley and Archie Thomas Band.

The elders and ancestors of the people of a small Bolivian community worked under a form of slavery that persisted until the 1950s. Members of the community dance troupe still perform dances rooted in their African cultural heritage as a form of resistance in the struggle for cultural survival and recognition

This film presents the traditional music of Puerto Rico. Tracing the African influences on the music, the accents of "La Plena"
are heard in the music of typical songs and are illustrated by the San Juan Ballet troupe. This rare film was made for the Puerto Rican government, and focuses on the "bomba" and "plena" song forms, and on the mountain jíbaro culture in which they thrive.