PYGMIES DANCE JAZZ OSA JOHNSON CONGORILLA 1932

This documentary is more revealing of White American culture and Western thinking at the time - full of ignorance and arrogance. But this clip is funny - the White lady is the funniest of all. Hahaha!!! Why does the commentator seem to think that jazz belongs to White people? Isn't it an African-American art form? Maybe the music and rhythm were somehow familiar to the people. In any case they seemed to enjoy it. I'm sure they were thinking how ridiculous that White lady looked, though.

kphilj: Great comment. All values seem to have been mixed up at the time. I agree that the clip is funny and I posted it for it's entertainment value. Regards, Trabanul

And now we have Borat.

they all look so happy...

Geez, I was taught at College "Modern Jazz" didn't begin 'till the nineteen fifties.
I am very confused, this is Pre-Miles Davis and John Coltrane.....WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING US ?
Jazz before world war two?, unbelievable !!!!

"they got out of time"? Ha! Yeah right. "...but they quickly got on". Kinda offensive.

I live in the town that they (M and O Johnson lived in...
Chanute, Kansas

commentaries about SAVAGES isn't necessary 'cept around our dinner table.
I read books about Osa Johnson many decades ago while i was in school .... what i learned was that she was a famous white woman who did exploring in other countries, she was part of many exciting adventures and I envied her, I too wanted to explore this wonderful world. I'm still enjoying traveling and learning new cultures... people learn from each other, hugs everyone :)

I have three teenagers..so we do talk about savages at our dinner table...(them and their friends :-). Osa Johnson films are wonderful and what stucks my attention is that they show a natural world that does not exist anymore asi it was.

that world can't exist anymore because of Osa Johnson and all the people like her who went in to pick out their personal favorite exploitations.