Doing Their Thing

In a modern Africa where the music of James Brown is starting to arrive young people are coming into conflict with the older generations A musical comedy that tells the story of a girl who wants to become a singer Her father would rather see her embark on a safer career But the girl leaves school and with her mothers help succeeds in convincing him to send her to the country to study traditional music Thanks to her stay in the villages in the company of a sociologist friend the young girl discovers the deep African roots of AfroAmerican music When she goes back to the city she begins to write songs combining AfroAmerican soul and traditional music