This film footage of African tribal dancing is from an old 16mm home movie from the 1930's
a clip form the Banks Islands, Vanuatu... this is raw footage from a feature length movie, exploring music and culture in the Vanuatu islands.
Mali music documentary: Under African skies. 1989
Contains footage from the Johnsons' 1933-1934 Flying Safari.
Odisseia Tribal Os Dinka Tribal Odyssey The Dinka
The Massai, one of the last great warrior tribes in the world, live free from civilisation
This documentary takes us deep into the territories of the Kwegu and Mursi tribes, introducing to the audience a rare glimpse of their daily life and special traditions.
South Sudan Red Army 1980s
The Maasai are a tribe living along the Rift Valley near the Kenya-Tanzania border.
Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the Lost Kingdoms of West Africa, with particular attention to the 16th-century bronzes from the kingdom of Benin.
Searching for the "Secrets of an African Jungle Forest" in Korup, a Cameroonian rain forest. Observed: the pygmy chameleon; the drill, a rare baboon species; the pygmy flying squirrel; and the crowned eagle.
Kumasi, Ghana, is the capital of the Asante region. This is the seat for one of the most powerful kingdoms of West Africa, surviving British colonisation for centuries. The Kumasi central market is one of the largest in Africa and is run and lead by women. In this documentary, we meet the female traders of this important economy.
Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Ethiopia.
Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of Great Zimbabwe, a symbol of African genius.
Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the Lost Kingdoms of West Africa, with particular attention to the 16th-century bronzes from the kingdom of Benin.
Explores the rhythmic music of bells, rattles, and drums and shows how they are used today in Africa both as musical instruments and as a means of communication. Instruments are played separately and together, and traditional dances are performed. From the Discovering music series. Originally shared at archive.org
Africa Before The Europeans & Arabs (documentary)
Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Nubia.
Untamed Africa, a documentary by Margaret C. Hubbard and Wynant D. Hubbard (1933).
Video of Nigeria in 1951. All rights are reserved by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum).
Video of Nigeria in 1951. All rights are reserved by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum).
Ladi Kwali, Nigerian Potter. Pitt Rivers Museum Film Collection.