Drum Dance 1956

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C/U of a man's hands drumming on a bongo drum; tilt up to show the bare-chested African man who starts to sing. A woman enters shot behind him, wearing a bikini-style top and carrying a basket above her head and stands in position. Commentator says we are about to see Boscoe Holder's dance troupe at...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3123
Sort Number:
CP 063
Time in/Out:
01:47:00:00 / 01:49:05:00
Canister:
CP 063
Film ID:
203.19
Issue Date:
12/03/1956

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