"Kaffir Culture" in Sri Lanka by Kannan Arunasalam

The 'Kaffirs' of Sri Lanka started arriving from the eastern shores of Africa in the 1500s with the Portuguese, and later in more waves with the different colonizers of Sri Lanka. 'Kaffir culture' is a video portrait of one such community of Kaffirs and the struggle to keep their culture alive in the face of falling numbers. Note: the word 'Kaffir' has ugly racist connotations in Africa and Europe. This is NOT the case in Sri Lanka. Written and produced by Kannan Arunasalam.


More info: https://kiptra.com/lifestyle/kaffirs-...
Kannan's website: http://kannanarunasalam.com/
Music by Ceylon Kaffir Manja, arranged by Jesse Hardman.
Special thanks to Sweta Velpillay (on sound), Nethra Samarawickrema (for help with translations), Leah Worthington (background research) and Greg Kelly (Radio Netherlands)
Original video is here: http://www.vimeo.com/7234191