A Train Named Samba Un Train Nommé Samba
Director:
Sylvie Bayonne
Producer:
Year:
2005
Length:
26 min
Land of origin:
Brasil/France
Category:
Docu
Language:
Portuguese
Subtitles:
English
To honour the ancestors of Brazilian music and to keep the memories alive, the samba train leaves every year on December 2nd from platform 3 in Rio de Janeiro. Sylvie Bayonne descends from a Martiniquese mother and Congolese father. She founded the production company Matombi Productions which in 2004 created the documentary The Voice of Our Ancestors followed by A Train Named Samba a year later.
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