AKOUNA FARMA, MESSENGER OF THE KINGDOM

AKOUNA FARMA, MESSENGER OF THE KINGDOM

Director : PATRICK KERSALÉ | FULL HD | Duration : 26′ | BURKINA FASO | 2012

Akouna Farma is a traditional singer-songwriter. He lives in the last small kingdom of Burkina Faso: the gan kingdom. Handicapped by his blindness, he did not learn to read or write. Its knowledge, its creation, pass through orality. He moves alone with his harp on long distances through the bush trails to go and liven parties and ceremonies.

Adulated throughout the country gan, its presence is a guarantee of success of the festivities. If his music is imbued with ancient tradition, the words of his songs draw on both his experience and contemporary issues such as AIDS and immigration. The king testifies to the importance of music in all the profane and religious activities of his kingdom. But Akouna Farma is not only a harpist …

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