Ancient instrument wins new fans

Описание: (26 Mar 2016) ETHIOPIA INSTRUMENT
SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
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LENGTH: 6:46

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 09 January 2016
1. Various shots of Mr. Alemu Aga, playing the begena in his shop
2. Pull focus of Alemu Aga playing the begena, UPSOUND: (Singing in Amharic)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Alemu Aga, Begena player and housewares shop owner
"The main thing that must be known is that the nature of this instrument, because it is personal, private, mostly use it either in the church or in the homes, you don't find it anywhere. So it has been transmitting from generation to generation like this one."
4. Wide of Alemu Aga showing pictures of the posters and photographs of his past performances
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alemu Aga, Begena player and housewares shop owner:
"My main purpose was to revive this instrument, that is a big cultural heritage of the country because it is an ancient instrument. And according to my thinking, if this heritage is transmitted to the younger generation, at least the country will maintain its big heritage."
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 08 December 2015
6. Various of carpenters working in woodworking shop where begena are made
7. Various shots of the string being made from goat's intestine
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 09 December 2015
8. Various shots of students in the begena school practising
9. Various shots of Sisay Demissie in the class
10. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Sisay Demissie, begena woodshop co-owner and owner and teacher in Sisay Begena Musical Training Institute:
"All instruments other than the begena stimulate physical movements. They kindle emotions. But it is different with the begena. If you see a live begena performance in a church congregation, no one asks the mass to keep silent. As soon as the performance starts, everyone sits up straight and assumes the appropriate posture like this. This is the nature of the begena. It is not because someone protected it. Does anyone listen to what is forbidden ? Do you think humans are capable of obeying prohibitions? Isn't it true that all humans perpetrate what God has forbidden? Therefore we didn't protect the begena from others. The begena has been isolated just because it was created for this purpose."
11. Various shots of Selamawit Tewolde practising the begena in class
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Selamawit Tewolde, student in the begena school:
"I feel calm and patient and kind because when you play the begena, it is like you are calling God's name."
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 09 January 2016
13. Various shots of Addis Acoustic Project, a live music band, playing in a nightclub.
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Henock Temesgen, Musician:
"I have been discouraged to even think to do something with it outside of the church related things. But I don't think it's only the public, I think that is how even the people who are well versed, and playing it, and who know more about it than me or the average person, they also think that the begena should also stay in the church. And that's the way it is."
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 16 January 2016
15. Wide of Berhanu fitting together his begena themed painting
16. Various shots of Berhanu Mekonnen assembling one of his paintings
17. Various shots of paintings
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Berhanu Mekonnen, Painter/Sculptor:
19. Tilt down of begena themed paintings
LEAD IN :
An ancient instrument regarded as purely religious by many is in danger of disappearing.
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