Rhythm of Resistance – Black South African Music (Digital Classics DVD DC 10022, 2007) First seen in 1979 and now re-released by UK-based Digital Classics,…
Resistance Was Not Futile
Category: Film Reviews
A Portrait of Marimba Masters from Pondo Land
Amampondo Amampondo – An Image Of Africa – Live In Cape Town – Umfanekiso we Afrika (Mountain Records, 2006) This enthralling DVD by South African…
Cuban Reggaetón Liberation
Various Artists Liberacion, the Songs of the New Cuban Underground (Petrol/EMI, 2007) Cuba produces an impressive amount of cutting edge music. Some have focused on…
Unhurried Rhythms and Images of the Peoples of the Desert
Various Artists – Spirit – Peoples of the Desert (Palm World Voices PALMDV3133, 2006) A soothing antidote to any lingering remains of the all pervasive…
Mandela, a Mesmerizing Boxed Set
Palm World Voices – Mandela (Palm Pictures, 2006) Mandela is the latest installment of the must have Palm Pictures series Palm World Voices. The beautifully…
Fascinating Musical Travelogue of Brazil
Described as a travelogue, Moro No Brasil is Mika Karsmaki’s vision of Brazil’s music. He begins by researching the music of the Brazilian aboriginals, on…
Youssou N’Dour DVD, Live in Montreux
Youssou N’Dour Live at Montreux (Eagle Rock entertainment, 2005) Youssou N’Dour is one of the biggest world music stars up to date and has gone…
Africa Calling
Various Artists Live 8 at Eden Africa Calling (Real World/Rhino R2 970505, 2005) Live 8 at Eden – Africa Calling was part of the Live…
Calle 54: Taking it to the street
Calle 54 Directed by Fernando Trueba Miramax Films (2000) I’m not sure if Calle 54 is an actual street, but the music documentary, Calle 54…