A Swallows Tale Africa Day 2021

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“And that was called home because home was where the people were” • The film A Swallow’s Tale captures the spirit and shared connection between Ireland and Africa. With strong traditions of storytelling, music, dance and tales of mythological deities and fantastical creatures, there is a vibrancy and expressiveness to both cultures that is unparallelled. Just as the swallows go and come and come and go from Africa to Ireland bringing birdsong and magic, when we invite the rhythm of our Atlantean neighbours into our hearts, we have the opportunity to create new stories and dance to new songs. • Find out more: https://ireland.ie/africaday/ • The Storytellers | The Griot and the Seanchaí • The Griot • Zeenie Summers • The Seanchaí • Aindrias De Staic • Zeenie Summers • Zeenie Summers is Yoruba-Irish pop-soul artist, gospel singer and storyteller who uses an eclectic mix of influences from West Africa and beyond. • Aindrias de Staic • Aindrias de Staic is an Irish actor, musician and one of a new generation of Irish storytellers. He performs in both Irish and English. • The Story • The story was specially commissioned for this film, drawing on West African and Irish mythologies. • The story was written collaboratively by Zeenie Summers, Aindrias De Staic and Prof. Kelly Fitzgerald, Head of Irish Folklore and Ethnology, UCD. • The Music • The song that features in A Swallow’s Tale is called The Arrival. It was written especially for the film and features Zeenie Summer’s vocals as she sings “I have gone, I have arrived, I have come, I have arrived, I have come, I have arrived.... Iyemọja '' in Yoruba. The song also samples The Swallow’s Tail jig; marrying the two cultures beautifully • The composition is in a 6/8 time signature, which is quite unique to the traditional music of Ireland and parts of Africa. This has led some to speculate that because of the migratory routes of the swallows and other songbirds, the people who settled in these regions heard the bird song and mimicked its melodic patterns. • The Dance • The dance performed in the film is called the Luhya dance, from the western part of Kenya. It is performed mostly during the period of harvest. The dancers also incorporated some Irish dance in their choreography. • • The Dancers • Susan Ngereso McDarby • Anne Waiyhira Burke • • The Costumes • The costumes the dancers are wearing are called “shuka” which are tied up as a top and skirt. They added the “lesso” (wrapper ) on the waist to enhance the dance movements. The crowns/ headbands are handmade with elastic band and pearl beads, similar to the ones worn by the Massaai people in East Africa. The colours they wore are to depict the Iyemọja story and the colour of the ocean the deity represents. • • The Musicians • Zeenie Summers - vocals and sẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ • Aindrias De Staic - fiddle • Gboyega Akerele a.k.a PapaGee - hand congas and percussion • Liam Winnett - uilleann pipes • • The Extras • Allan Salf • Margaret Auma Oryang • Christina Carlebur • Kevin Doris • Film Credits • Creative and production - bigO • Directed by - Luna Director Duo (Nathan Fagan Luke Daly) • Director of photography - Luke Jacobs • • Extra camera and drone - Simon O’Neill • Location sound and composition - David Prendergast • Audio mix and sound design - Folding Waves • Assistant cameraman - John Paul Quill • Colour grade - James Bamford / The Mill, London

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