Kings of the Gambia

Film

Kings of the Gambia

20101h 10m12MusicDocumentary
GM · Switzerland
Age rating
12
Director
David Vogel
Year
2010

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

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…

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Directed by

David Vogel

Written by

David Vogel, Joël Jent

Produced by

Joël Jent