Return to the San

A film by Eugene Skeef celebrating the wisdom of the San, indigenous people of southern Africa. The San are the originators of the first string musical instrument, evolved from the bow and arrow. They played the bow with the arrow to appease the spirit of the prey they were about to slay.

This ritual act of atonement inspired Eugene. He was struck by the power of this symbolic gesture that transformed a weapon of destruction into an instrument of peace.

The Brazilian berimbau is derived from this, and that is the instrument you hear with the piano on the soundtrack performed by Eugene and Bheki Mseleku.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• berimbau
• bushman
• san
• cave
• paintings
• meditation
• peace
• roots
• african
• jazz
• world
• music

[eugeneskeef]

Thanks deeply.

[eugeneskeef]

A national (nay, global) treasure has slipped between our limp fingers...

[eugeneskeef]

Thanks for your comment. I will pass the message on to Bheki.

Love and peace

Eugene Skeef

[cfcupido1]

Excellent stuff. Keep the music alive which comes from deepwithin. Long life the First People of the nation

[southafrica2010music]

Mixing the ancient -deep with the contemporary........

only free-spirited people can attempt this.

Cool man!

Khoisan from South Africa!

[deshinador]

wowww this song is awesome!!!

Cheers From Brazil!

[TZEEEEEeeeeeeee]

Bheki Mseleku has passed away yesterday in Londan, may his soul rest in peace. Thabo - south africa, Bloemfontein

[Larryantler]

Bheki....you are a true musical spirit!