Tagged: documentary

  1. “Le Mozart Noir :Reviving A Legend” - Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier des St. Georges. Part 1.

    The Story Of Saint Georges Portrays The Remarkable Life Of A Man Who Overcame The Adversities Of Class, Race And Society To Become A Superstar In 18Th Century France.

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  2. Documentary on Ethiopia: BBC’s An African Journey

    East Africa Ethiopia, Kenya & Tanzania: BBC’s An African Journey - Part 2

    ‘Explore an Africa that is in my view is too often forgotten, but too important to ignore.’

    Jonathan Dimbleby’s  Africa consists of more than 50 countries. Each one is unique. With its population of more than a billion, Africa – where humans originated at least 100,000 years ago – is the most culturally and ethnically diverse continent on the planet.

    Starting in Ethiopia where he was the first journalist to report the 1973 famine, Dimbleby discovers the great strides being made to safeguard the country from future catastrophes. In Kenya he finds out how mobile phones are revolutionising small businesses and even the lives of Maasai tribes. In Tanzania he joins in a football match with the judges and guards of Africa’s own Human Rights Commission and meets the street kids in Dar-es-Salaam who are building an international profile for their music.

  3. afroklectic:

    West Africa: BBC’s An African Journey - Part 1

    ‘Explore an Africa that is in my view is too often forgotten, but too important to ignore.’

    Jonathan Dimbleby’s  Africa consists of more than 50 countries. Each one is unique. With its population of more than a billion, Africa – where humans originated at least 100,000 years ago – is the most culturally and ethnically diverse continent on the planet.

    In this episode he visits Mali, Ghana and Senegal.

  4. jazzpages:

    BBC documentary: Sun Ra, Brother From Another Planet

    Sun Ra was born on the planet Saturn some time ago. The best accounts agree that he emerged on Earth as Herman Blount, born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1914, although Sun Ra himself always denied that Blount was his surname. He returned to Saturn in 1993 after creating a stunningly variegated and beautiful assemblage of earthly and interplanetary music, most notably with his fervently loyal Arkestra.

    Sun Ra and his Arkestra were the subject of a few documentary films, notably Robert Mugge’s ’A Joyful Noise’ (1980), which interspersed performances and rehearsals with Sun Ra’s commentary on various subjects ranging from today’s youth to his own place in the cosmos. 

    Today’s documentary, Don Letts’ ‘Sun Ra, Brother From Another Planet’  from 2005, reuses some of Mugge’s material and includes some additional interviews.

     

    (via arcdirect)