Work Description

README FILE FOR "Central Mali food and drink documentaries" videos

These videos were made as a byproduct of linguistic fieldwork in villages in central Mali between 2011 and 2014. The videos are in documentary form. Captions are in English with references to native vocabulary. Topics covered in these videos are: cooking of various millet-based meals (daaraa, pirikesere, sarabuguru, sagusooro, nuwiparaa, cream of millet, spiced millet dishes); shepherds’ bread made out in the bush; two ways to cook groundnuts; roasting half-ripe millet; and brewing of millet-sorghum beer. Primary funding by National Science Foundation and Guggenheim Foundation.

INVENTORY

Title: Flavored cream of millet Beni 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni, Mali in 2011.
Length 12:31.
Description: Documentary showing preparation of cream of millet flavored with fresh fruits of Spondias mombin tree. Captions in English.
Cook: Asatou Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon).

Title: Cooked spiced millet with roselle leaf Walo 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Walo near Douentza, Mali in 2011
Length 5:59.
Description: Documentary showing preparation of cooked spiced millet with fresh roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) leaves. Captions in English.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Bankan Tey (Dogon).

Title: Arakam shepherds bread Beni 2011 720x360
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni in 2011.
Length 7:07.
Description: Documentary showing how shepherds out in the bush make a simple bread from ground millet by heating rocks. Captions in English.
Breadmaker Salif Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon)

Title: Cream of millet with curdled milk Beni 09 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni in September 2011.
Length 8:11.
Description: Documentary showing the preparation of cream of millet, here eaten with curdled milk. Captions in English.
Cook Asatou Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon)

Title: Groundnuts roasted and boiled
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded near Sevare, Mali in 2014.
Length 9:09.
Description: Documentary showing two ways to prepare groundnuts (Vigna subterranea) for eating: dry-roasting and boiling. Captions in English.
Cook Kadidia Sagara.
Camera by Minkailou Djiguiba. Editing and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Tengou Kan (Dogon).

Title: Beer brewing Yanda 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Yanda, Mali in October 2011.
Length 12:55.
Description: Documentary showing how beer is brewed from stone-ground millet and sorghum grains. Captions in English.
Camera by Minkailou Djiguiba. Editing and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Yanda Dom (Dogon).

Title: Sarabuguru cooked ground millet with roselle sauce.
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni, Mali in September 2011.
Length 5:38.
Description: Documentary showing preparation of a dish consisting of stone-ground millet grain and roselle-leaf (Hibiscus sabdariffa) sauce. Captions in English.
Cook Dieneye Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon).

Title: Macari.
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Kowa village near Sevare, Mali in 2013.
Length 13:52.
Description: Documentary showing how macari spice is made by fermenting seeds of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa). Captions in English.
Macari maker: Fatoumata Ombotimbe.
Camera by Minkailou Djiguiba. Editing and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Jamsay (Dogon).

Title: Daaraa cooked spiced ground millet with butter Beni 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni, Mali in September 2011.
Length 7:35.
Description: Documentary showing preparation of spiced ground millet, served with a little shea-butter. Captions in English.
Cook Dieneye Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon).

Title: Pirikesere simple cooked ground millet Beni 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni, Mali in September 2007.
Length 4:07.
Description: Documentary showing preparation of ground millet. Captions in English.
Cook Asatou Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon).

Title: Cream of millet with tamarind Bendiely 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Bendiely, Mali on 31 December 2011.
Length 11:16.
Description: Documentary showing preparation of cream of millet, flavored with tamarind. Captions in English.
Camera by Minkailou Djiguiba. Editing and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Dogul Dom (Dogon).

Title: Roasting halfripe millet Beni 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni, Mali in September 2011.
Length 3:18.
Description: Documentary showing how halfripe millet grain spikes are roasted and eaten as a snack prior to the main millet harvest. Captions in English.
Assistant: Salif Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon).

Title: Nuwiiparaa cowpea and millet meal Beni 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni, Mali in September 2011.
Length 8:30.
Description: Documentary showing the preparation of a meal combining millet grain with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). Captions in English.
Cook: Asatou Morogoye. Assistant: Salif Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon).

Title: Sagusooro cooked millet with roselle-leaf sauce
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni, Mali in September 2011.
Length 12:37.
Description: Documentary showing the preparation of a festive meal for large groups, bsed on millet with roselle-leaf (Hibiscus sabdariffa) sauce. Captions in English.
Cook: Dieneye Morogoye. Assistant: Salif Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon).

Title: Steamed cowpeas with millet Walo 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Walo, Mali in 2011.
Length 9:15.
Description: Documentary showing preparation of a seasonal dish based on steamed cowpea leaves (Vigna unguiculata) with millet. Captions in English.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Bankan Tey (Dogon).

Title: Spiced millet rolls piramang Beni 2011
Formats: Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Quicktime (.qt) and Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Recorded in Beni, Mali in September 2011.
Length 10:10.
Description: Documentary showing preparation of a millet dish with spices. Captions in English.
Cook: Asatou Morogoye.
Camera, editing, and titles by Jeffrey Heath.
The language featured in this video is Ben Tey (Dogon)

LICENSE

These videos are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Please see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ for more information.