DRUMS OF AFRICA
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 382255).
Synopsis
TRAVELOGUE.
Rl. 1. Aerial shot of Lagos; Ibadhan - University College Hospital; fishing village near Port Harcourt; village funeral rite; village market scenes; chiefs of eastern region at Enugu seen outside parliament building; helicopter trip to drilling sites on Niger delta. On to Cameroons - flora, birdlife, farming (323ft) Rl. 2. Cameroons. East Nigeria - car ferry on River Niger; bushman; market scenes; Kaduna in Northern region - tribal dance; "duck-billed" girl (640); the Etsu of Nupe and the people of Bida; procession; drummers; dancing. (1140ft) Rl. 3. The Emir and people of Zaria; Zaria - market and beating rituals; northward to village called Zamfara - market scenes. (Rl.3 1230ft) (2693ft) (16m).