tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post5117181651236037445..comments2024-02-27T03:36:56.267-06:00Comments on Abubuwan da nake tunani: Ahmad S. Nuhu da Hafsat Shehu (daga Yayee)Talatu-Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-21394932680125603492007-02-13T00:57:00.000-06:002007-02-13T00:57:00.000-06:00Hi Teju,Yes, I am an enthusiast. {-; I really do l...Hi Teju,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am an enthusiast. {-; I really do love Hausa films. I've given a couple of guest lectures in undergraduate classes on this, and I usually play a couple of clips from Bollywood films and a couple of clips from the Hausa films and ask the students to compare and contrast. It's a fun exercise.<BR/><BR/>As for the other differences between Southern Nollywood films and Hausa Talatu-Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-1037392833092321022007-02-12T23:56:00.000-06:002007-02-12T23:56:00.000-06:00Thanks for that comprehensive response. Easy to te...Thanks for that comprehensive response. Easy to tell you're an enthusiast (if your posting the video didn't already give the game away).<BR/><BR/>I know very little about Northern Nigerian filmmaking, and in fact I only knew about the Bollywood influence by reputation. I had heard a lecture. What wasn't clear, until now, was how closely both the dancing and the musical modes mimic, or pay homage Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-45387634559536415202007-02-11T16:36:00.000-06:002007-02-11T16:36:00.000-06:00Teju,Thanks for the comment! Yes, they are singing...Teju,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment! Yes, they are singing in Hausa, and the Bollywood connection is definitely there. I mentioned this briefly in the comments section of another video I posted. http://talatu-carmen.blogspot.com/2007/02/hausa-video-jamila-and.html<BR/><BR/>In fact Ahmad Nuhu and his uncle Ali Nuhu make no bones about taking inspiration from Indian films. Somewhere I read that Talatu-Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-46188275097432084712007-02-11T05:17:00.000-06:002007-02-11T05:17:00.000-06:00Carmen, are they singing in Hausa?It sounds just l...Carmen, are they singing in Hausa?<BR/><BR/>It sounds just like a Bollywood track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com