Capital of Earth: the Maroons of Moore Town
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1993.15.1
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content: Penn State educational films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (color sound; 1,440 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film shot in eastern Jamaica among the descendants of escaped African slaves who formed rebel communities in the Blue Mountains. Depicted are aspects of Maroon culture including communal labor (with digging songs), Kromanti drumming and healing rights, and cultivation and marketing of agricultural produce.

Legacy Keywords: Music ; Drums as musical instruments Jamaica ; Songs