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Kings of the Gambia

"The afro-helvetic band "King Kora" starts a concert tour through Gambia traveling by boat on the Gambia river."

2010-11-18 en 70m
MusicDocumentary
The ten-piece afro-helvetic band “King Kora” starts a tour through Gambia, the home country of its kora player and singer Lamin Jobarteh. The band travels for nine days on a boat on the river Gambia, stopping at eight villages and cities along the shore to perform, and finally giving three large concerts on the coast. But what they find in this country does not always meet their expectations…

Director

David Vogel

Producer

Joël Jent

Writer

David Vogel

Writer

Joël Jent

Director of Photography

Mathias Kilchenmann

Director of Photography

Christian Schaad

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Gambia
  • Switzerland

Companies

  • Aaron Film

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