Country:Senegal

Director:Katy Ndiaye

Program:African Panorama

Summary:

In a society where tradition, religion and men prevail, three women express themselves with a surprising freedom about relations between men and woman.
Julio Silvao Tavares, Batuque (Cape Verde, 2006, 52 min.)
In 1462, the first African slaves were settled on the island of Cape Verde carrying with them the rhythms of what became the Batuque.