About this episode
TV-UNTam Tam Montreal is the djembe drumming celebration in Mount Royal park. This all-day outdoor menagerie of drummers, dancers and more occurs every summer Sunday - a party for all to enjoy. The Tam Tam Montréal video can be taken as entertainment, a documentary, or an exploration of the levels of tradtitional African drumming from the profane to the sublime. The juxtaposition of the music in the main arena with that of thedrumming for the traditional style dancers and the recorded drummusic accompanying the closing slides and text is intentional givingthe video audience a range of experience regarding the use, or assome may feel, the abuse of the djembe drum which is traditionally ahealing instrument.Though not a religious service the congregation is attended by manyof the same participants with some in attendance for over 30 years.From its humble beginnings of a few drumming students this event hassurpassed its original vision of 100 drums on the mountain into afull blown tourist attraction complete with official municipalsupervision rendering the activities of the fringe into themainstream.While this 4 min. 10 sec. abridged version can be appreciated for itsfaster pacing the full the 13 min. 17 sec. edition fills out somehistorical background with amusing though truthful anecdotes in thescrolling text following the video filmed on Aug. 24, 2008.Produced by Onzou Recordswww.onzou.com.Enjoy it! Share it!
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Release Date
Sep 29, 2008
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Runtime
04:10
