!Gubi family are traditional San Bushmen musicians and dancers aged 18-80 from isolated Kalahari Namibia. They live without electricity, with one community tap, basic diet, no income, limited health or education. San originate trance dance to induce altered consciousness for ancestor communion and healing. !Gubi born 1929 Botswana, /Noa tribe, initiated healer at 20 using plants and trance n/um energy. Anna Mungabapute, !Gubi's daughter, polio-paralyzed healer, chanter, herb expert. Maria Bessa, 29, !Gubi's daughter, mother of 5, singer supporting family via music. Johannes Tietie, 26, !Gubi's son, hunter of antelope, multi-instrumentalist dancer. John and Magnus Barse, Anna's sons, exuberant animal-impersonating dancers. Family passes San music, dance, culture to survive.
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