When the river runs dry good news for beautiful people watching the world go by make love in the middle of a war zone all of gods children. The popular niger bridge is built across the niger river, connecting western nigeria with southeastern nigeria. Please consult government travel advisories before booking. The association wanted proof of the rivers course and to know where it finally emerged. Has two deltas 1 inner niger delta and 2 niger delta. It has only 10% as much sediment as the nile because the niger s source is in very old rocks that have little silt. This part of the atlantic ocean is called the gulf of guinea.
Grace cooper, in the dictionary of literary biography, praises the river niger walkers fourth play to be producedas an advancement in his writing. But its direction is a mess, and its story falls victim to what might be called the billy jack syndrome. The important niger river runs through the capital of niamey in the southwestern part of the country, while in the southeast one can find a. Walker, was first performed by the negro ensemble company in new york city in 1972.
Like the nile, the niger river has a flood every year. The river niger is a 1976 film adaptation of the 1972 joseph a. Rivers niger and benue are the two largest rivers in west africa. The closest was a fun getaway to a local hangout spot in the sand dunes. Most of these trips were close to the capital niamey. Most of my trip so far had been spent in dry desert towns like abuja, kano, zinder and now niamey. The film had a limited commercial release in 1976 and has rarely been seen in later years. In central mali the niger forms its vast inland delta c. It has only 10% as much sediment as the nile because the nigers source is in very old rocks that have little silt.
The leaders of the wagon train decide to send the children back, but. Johnny williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancerridden wife mattie. On october 24, 1946 three frenchmen, jean sauvy, pierre ponty and moviemaker jean rouch, former civil servants in the african french colonies, set out to travel the entire length of the river, as no one else seemed to have done it. In par 2 of our series on mungo park, he returns to west africa in 1805 with a large force nearly 40 soldiers determined to map the niger to its outlet as well as find the legendary city of timbuktu. A river and its people, amazon part 1 the delta documentary, discovery, history duration. The river niger original, play, broadway opened in new york city mar 27, 1973 and played through nov 25, 1973.
The niger is believed to have been named by the greeks. Stop over documentary, discovery, history 549,190 views 50. Nile, niger, senegal, congo, orange and limpopo, zambezi azikiwe, awolowo tafawa balewa. The production made its broadway debut with a transfer to the brooks atkinson theatre on 27 march 1973 for a run of 162 performances. Isa ber, the big river, the songhai called it and in tuareg we call it egerew niger ewen, river of rivers evidently from which mungo park got the inspiration to christen it niger. The niger takes a turn south from mali, and flows into niger, benin and finally nigeria, where it empties in the gulf of guinea, also creating a fertile delta there. The river niger the river niger, winner of the 1974 tony award for best play, flowed into the ecsu moore hall auditorium on march 14, 1975 from a tremendously successful run on broadway and on national tour. That familys history, including his sons decision to leave the air force and the street life for law school, is the. In english and french and other local language with english voiceover. Niger is a dry, largely desert nation in west africa.
Mungo park did not discover river niger but mansa abubakari. Walker, first performed by new york citys negro ensemble company offbroadway in 1972. Many rivers join up to the river niger as it flows along many west african countries to reach up to the sea port harcourt will give you the clue. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Nile, niger is a song listing the main rivers of africa. The friends hang out along the niger nearly every day. He also has completed his magnum opus, the river niger, a poem about the grandeur and symbolic importance of the african river, which is presented in lifeaffirming, masculine terms. While river niger is brownish in colour, river benue is light green in colour. But times are tough and the povertytroubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of johnnys love and. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures.
People can travel on it for nearly the whole length in the summer months. The director, krishna shah, is probably the main thing which keeps this good film from being great. I stayed with some great people in niamey and met people from the us, france, and lebanon. The river niger, is the worst movie ive ever watched. Niamey, niger a group of teenage boys sits in the tall grass along the niger river in niamey, sipping tea, smoking cigarettes and laughing. The river niger is very much a time capsule of the mid1970s. The play was first published in 1973, and was adapted to the screen by walker in the 1976 production starring cicely tyson and james earl jones. With cicely tyson, james earl jones, louis gossett jr. The river niger, a loosely autobiographical play by joseph a. Written and directed by joseph walker, the drama is a passionate and intense story of. I could only watch it for about 10 minutes, i had to turn it off because the sound was horrible. Traces the understanding route of the river niger throughout west africa. Orimili, meaning, great water, is how the igbo know it.
Walker, was first performed by the negro ensemble company in new york city in 1972 the play was first published in 1973, and was adapted to the screen by walker in the 1976 production starring cicely tyson and james earl jo. Its source is in the guinea highlands in southeastern guinea. One evening i went to the sand dunes and enjoyed a few drinks while the sun set. This is a realistic portrayal of the difficulties encountered in the povertystricken ghetto. The parts of niger that arent desert in the extreme south of the country are threatened by desertification from the sahara. Without question i loved the sand dunes, but equally amazing to me was the niger river that passes through niamey. But in the face of rapid change, the tribes reliant on the waters are. The two rivers meet at lokoja in kogi state, forming a yshaped structure in what appears to be a magnificent union and draining southwards into the ocean. The soundtrack is by war, including the theme song river niger. River a list of 30 titles created 16 sep 2015 swingin seventies mill creek 2012 a list of 49 titles created 25 mar 2014. The river niger was also adapted to the screen by walker and produced as a film of the same title by cine artists in 1976, starring cicely tyson and james earl jones.
The niger river is the main river of western africa. Confluence of rivers of niger and benue, kogi state. With a length of 2,600 miles 4,200 km, it is the third longest river in africa, after the nile and the congo. It is a nigerian song hence why the heads of state named are nigerian. The river niger, a film about a series of crises in an american black family, has good intentions and several very wellacted scenes. This page was last edited on 29 september 2018, at 06. He just doesnt have a real vision for this sort of thing.
A black poet is forced to paint houses to provide for his family in harlem. Hoog speed download, hoge kwaliteit, alleenstaand klik op downloaden, the river niger volledige hd download. Released 1976, the river niger stars jamesearljones, cicelytyson, glynnturman the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which assembled. Amid the arid sands of west africa, which are too dry to support vegetation, the niger river valley is. Fg begins modalities to develop navigation channel on. Theres a lot of good acting, some bad acting, and some pretty much middle of the road direction.
Flows northeast but then turns and flows southeast. The play was first published in 1973, and was adapted to the screen by walker in the 1976. Finally, it reaches the sea at a large delta, called the niger delta of the oil rivers. The film was directed by krishna shah, and starred james earl jones, cicely tyson, and louis gossett, jr. The minister of water resources, mr suleiman adamu, has said that the federal government has begun processes for promoting a proper channel for. The source of the niger river is in the mountains fouta djalon mountains of guinea near the border with sierra leone. It is an important transportation route in the places it flows through. Benue river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dec 16, 20 a river and its people, amazon part 1 the delta documentary, discovery, history duration. But times are tough and the povertytroubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of johnnys love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the river niger.
Grace cooper, in the dictionary of literary biography, praises the river niger walkers fourth. The adventures of the wilderness family 1975 susan. The river niger 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Niger river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. River niger is a tony awardwinning play turned to a movie. Although the west african country of niger is landlocked and covered by the vast sahara desert, native fish species do exist. Drama 1974 97 minutes color a fictionalized account, of the reallife adventure of the sager family. Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km 2 817,600 sq mi in area. Written and directed by joseph walker, the drama is a. Nigers economy is based on some of the worlds largest uranium deposits making up as much as 70 percent of its exports as well as livestock and crops, such as pearl millet and cassava. Movies like the river niger if you like the river niger you are looking for sincere, touching and serious movies about with family relations, couple relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, love and romance, alcohol abuse and family life themes of drama genre shot in usa.
The niger river is also unnavigable because it is too shallow for boats the majority of the year. Mungo park and the exploration of the niger river part 2. A river and its people, the niger river local boats. Fleuve niger will follow the development of tundes music from the recording studios in bamako and london, to a world tour of the entire ensemble. River niger article about river niger by the free dictionary. The river niger 1976 stream and watch online moviefone. It features james earl jones as a housepainterpoet who struggles to support his cancerplagued wife cicely tyson.
Weve found 316 lyrics, 81 artists, and 100 albums matching river niger by war. An unusual feature of the river is the niger inland delta. Niger river location on the map, source, length, quick facts. In 1795 the association appointed mungo park to explore the course of the river nigeruntil houghton had reported that the niger flowed from west to east, it was believed that the niger was a tributary of either the river senegal or gambia. The river niger is a play by american playwright joseph a. The 1974 tony award winning the river niger, joseph a. The river niger is the lifeblood of mali and the inner niger delta the countrys beating heart. Perry directs the piece featuring margaret avery and ben guillory in the roles of mattie and johnny williams, reuniting them 25 years later after they contributed major roles in steven spielbergs film the color purple, for which ms. This bend in mali, at timbuktu, is a most peculiar river formation, and was created by the merging of the upper and lower niger rivers at one time separate rivers via erosion. It has a crescent shape and it goes through guinea, mali, niger, on the border with benin and then through nigeria. The niger river valley is a fertile area of land created by the niger river of west africa.