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  1. "L'Île de Calypso", réalisé par Méliès en 1905, est la première adaptation connue d'un épisode de "l'Odyssée". Ce film muet long de 4 minutes fusionne l'escale d'Ulysse chez Calypso et son aventure avec le Cyclope. Passé dans le domaine public, il est librement visionnable, par exemple sur Wikimedia Commons.
    commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil
    #cinéma #péplum #Odyssée #Méliès #mythologieGrecque #Cyclope #Calypso #Ulysse #Antiquité #GrèceAntique

  2. The Music Of Africa
    Given the vastness of the African continent, its #music is diverse, with regions and nations having many distinct #musical #traditions #African music includes the #genres #amapiano #jùjú #fuji #afrobeat #highlife #Congolese #rumba #soukous #ndombolo #makossa #kizomba and others.[1] #African music also uses a large variety of instruments across the continent. The music and #dance of the African #diaspora formed to varying degrees on African #musical #traditions include #American #music like #Dixieland #jazz #blues #jazz and many #Caribbean genres such as #calypso (see #kaiso) and #soca Latin American music genres such as #cumbia #salsa music son #cubano #rumba #conga #bomba #samba and #zouk were founded on the music of enslaved #africans and have in turn influenced African popular music

    archive.org/details/lp_the-mus
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of

    #Afrika #afrique #africa #افريقيا

  3. #RIP #HarryBelafonte (1927–2023)

    Actor, singer & political activist popularized #calypso #music.

    Seen in 14 #films, notably in 2 #boxoffice hits of the '50s:

    #OttoPreminger's CARMEN JONES (1954), in which he loves/murders #Oscar nominee #DorothyDandridge.

    #RobertRossen's Caribbean-set ISLAND IN THE SUN (1957), in which he romances #JoanFontaine. (There's no on-screen kissing, though.)

    Singing voice heard in #Beetlejuice.

    #actor #singer #movies #ClassicMovies #film #cinema #Cinemastodon