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LAMU2005: global islands project (island 3.0)
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LAMU 2005: (2:18:44) No one ever said, "Hakuna Matata." I prefer this small, nimble 176x144 mp4-film format: from a tiny, rare now, palm-sized SD camera. Other earlier PDF publications and field recordings are a part of this Global Islands Project: Lamu off eastern Kenya, was easily the most hostile photo environment: in your viewfinder, the little speck of man in his boat half a kilometer upstream would suddenly stand-up and begin loudly berating you for not asking permission (or not paying)... and so it went... the audio recordings were more successful/surreptitious... great deliberate influx of mainland Christian musical entreaties in the main town square versus the many established mosques that in all facing Mecca, largely determined the irregular maze/layout of the town, as did the sequestered Islamic courtyards and rooftops -- (I was allowed to visit two mosques only after privileged requests from the imans with great difficulty: occasionally I paid very willing local children to take photos inside and conduct tours) -- most of the added music is from purchased casual-quality cassette bootlegs/mixes from the dusty local music outlet; I added a drumtrack and superfluous sounds…
Directors & creators
brad brace
Subjects
kenya, lamu, africa, global islands project, GIP, brad brace, bbrace, art, cultural, anthropology, sociology, artist, island 3.0
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