U-Matic

African American World Festival
Tape 5 1989

U-Matic tape number five from a series of seven shot at the 1989 African World Festival in Hart Plaza. This tape features footage of performances by South African singer Letta Mbulu, Arts In Motion's African Children's Dance, and an all-female group of drummers.

The tape begins with Letta Mbulu's performance continued from tape 2015.008.183. She performs several other songs including a cover of Gil Turner's "Carry It On," and "Hareje."

After a cut, filming resumes the next day of the festival with Michael "Mikey Dread" Julian from WDET's Reggae Vibrations introducing Arts In Motion's African Children's Dance, a Congolese dance group. The group then performs, first on the stage, then on the ground in front of the stage.

The final sequence on the tape is a performance by a group of drummers on the main stage. The group consists entirely of woman.

The video is on a 3M UCA-60 U-Matic tape with a handwritten 3M label on its top. The tape is housed within a black plastic latching case with a matching label on its cover.