Cottica Territory is Now Only in Memory.
Reports from Other Continents
Cottica Territory is Now Only in Memory is a short documentary about the Marron music & culture of the Cottica area. After the internal war, many villagers stayed in Moengo on their return from the French refugee camps. Da Tali Malontie, now 85 years old, muses on how, as an eighteen-year-old boy in his village Apintie, he learned to play the talking drum. For him a society that only exists in his memory. In this Documentary, we follow the popular Aleke singer Brayen Doekoe, known as Autar, who wants to put international Suriname on the world map with Aleke Music. For him, Aleke's music is not just any music because it has so much potential to break through internationally, like Reggae music. As a result, he wants to continue the legacy of pioneers or singers and musicians of the Aleke from the Cottica area.
Reported by: Tolin Erwin Alexander.
Moengo, Suriname, 2021
