Marrabenta Stories

Marrabenta Stories
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Directed by	Karen Boswall
Produced by	Contracosta Produções Catembe Produções Íris Imaginações
Cinematography	Carlos Vieira Emmanuel Leus
Edited by	Orlando Mesquita
Release date	2004 (2004)
Running time	52 minutes
Countries	Mozambique Portugal
Language	Portuguese

Marrabenta Stories is a 2004 documentary film directed by Karen Boswall.[1] A musical documentary, it covers Marrabenta, the national music of Mozambique.[2]

Synopsis

Young musicians from Mozambique, who usually play Jazz, Funk and Hip Hop, join a group of old men who are stars of the Marrabenta, the traditional Mozambique folk music. Together they form a band called Mabulu and mix their different music styles. The “Old Glories”, as they are affectionately called by their fans, still live in Maputo and survive, as they have for the last fifty years, by singing songs that describe the sad and funny details of their everyday lives.

Release

The film was showcased at numerous film festivals including DocLisboa in Portugal, Tarifa in Spain, Dockanema in Mozambique, the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa, Africa in the Picture in the Netherlands and the Afrika Filmfestival in Belgium.[3]

References

• African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)

1. "Marrabenta Stories". FIPA. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
2. Fitzpatrick, Mary (6 February 2007). Mozambique. Lonely Planet. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-74059-188-1. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
3. "Marrabenta Stories". Marfilmes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

External links

• Marrabenta Stories at IMDb