Arena (1975)

New York: The Secret African City (1989x6)

Uitzenddatum: Feb 10, 1989

Beyond the familiar world of Wall Street and Madison Avenue, there is another New York, whose roots lie in West and Central Africa. Successive waves of newcomers of African descent have brought to the world's most glamorous city their own gods, myths and rituals. Robert Farris Thompson, Professor of Art History at Yale University, has been tracking down the survival of African traditions in New York.