Object Details
- General
- Shamir's original descriptions and negative numbers: Republic of Mali, Griot Basimana, he was born blind with guitare from calabash (famous griot (= balade singer) for his rebellish songs before independance. But he remained a rebell and continued to sing accordingly after indenpendance. Therefore the first President of Mali, Bodibokeita forbade his songs to be heard in the radio. 1969, after the coup d'Etat. Modibokeita was arrested and Radio-Mali gave nothing else for the first day then the songs of Basima. So in the whole of Mali without a word, everybody knew that governement has changed. ; 742-2
- Photographer
- Shamir, Marli
- Collection Photographer
- Shamir, Marli
- Place
- Mali
- Photographer
- Shamir, Marli
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- Marli Shamir collection
- Marli Shamir collection / Series 1: Negatives / 1.5: Mali / Unspecified / People, Mali
- Extent
- 1 Negatives (photographic) (black and white, 120 mm)
- Date
- 1970
- Archival Repository
- Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
- Identifier
- EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1338
- Type
- Archival materials
- Negatives (photographic)
- Collection Citation
- Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
- Record ID
- ebl-1571778014799-1571778015529-0
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