Kings of the Gambia

The ten-piece afro-helvetic band “King Kora” starts a tour through Gambia, the home country of its kora player and singer Lamin Jobarteh. The band travels for nine days on a boat on the river Gambia, stopping at eight villages and cities along the shore to perform, and finally giving three large concerts on the coast. But what they find in this country does not always meet their expectations…

 

2010, documentary feature, 70′, written by David Vogel and Joël Jent, directed by David Vogel, produced by Joël Jent for Aaron Film, cinematography by Christian Schaad, sound by Matias Kilchmann & Dan Suter, edited by Jürg Krebs, animation by Bruno Conti, original music composed by King Kora Band


Festival
Visions du Réel Nyon 2010 – Doc Outlook Selection