Yvonne Chaka Chaka
Description
From Cape Town to Kinshasa to Abidjan on the Ivory Coast, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, daughter of an African gospel singer, is Africa's undisputed disco queen. This program traces her career and details her meteoric rise to fame. Live performance footage highlights the influence of gospel music and the traditional African rhythms she weaves into her work.
Runtime
25 min
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Subjects
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c1990
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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