Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts NÚgres
Synopsis
Promotional newsreel of Dakar, selected to host the first edition of the World Festival of Black Arts. The report features the history of the city, its architectural and commercial evolution, its air and maritime connections, its natural beauty, hotels and tourist attractions. Organised by LĂ©opold SĂ©dar Senghor on the initiative of the magazine âPrĂ©sence Africaineâ and the African Cultural Society, it was an unprecedented event in the cultural history of the African continent. The first festival was held in Dakar on 1-24 April 1966. Participants included AndrĂ© Malraux, AimĂ© CĂ©saire, Jean Price-Mars, Duke Ellington, JosĂ©phine Baker, Langston Hughes, Aminata Fall, Robert Hayden and many others. All the arts were represented: literature, music, dance, film and visual arts.
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