Batuque, the Soul of a People

Batuque, the Soul of a People
Theatrical poster
Directed byJúlio Silvão Tavares
Written byJúlio Silvão Tavares
Produced byMarie-Clémence Paes
Luis Correia
CinematographyCesar Paes
Edited byCésar Paes
Agnès Contensou
Production
companies
LX Filmes
Laterit Production
R.F.O.
Distributed byLX Filmes (Portugal)
Marfilmes (worldwide)
Release date
  • 15 May 2006 (2006-05-15) (Portuguese TV premiere)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryCape Verde
LanguagesPortuguese
Creole
English subtitles
Budget2,000

Batuque, the Soul of a People (French title:Batuque, l'âme d'un peuple) is a 2006 documentary film written and directed by Júlio Silvão Tavares about the batuque musical group Raiz di Tambarina, and roots of this musical genre in Santiago, Cape Verde.