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Song of Khartoum
Song of Khartoum

SONG OF KHARTOUM

Directed by Gadalla Gubara
Sudan, 1955
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

Gubara was proud of the first colour film in African cinema, which attempts to give an African response to the city symphony genre by capturing disparate images of daily life in Khartoum and setting it to music, particularly romantic Arabic songs.

Synopsis

Gubara was proud of the first colour film in African cinema, which attempts to give an African response to the city symphony genre by capturing disparate images of daily life in Khartoum and setting it to music, particularly romantic Arabic songs.