Dopo un pessimo appuntamento al buio, Lauren (Drew Barrymore) e Jim (Adam Sandler), entrambi genitori single, si ripromettono di non incontrarsi mai più. Il destino gioca però loro un brutto scherzo quando si ritrovano bloccati insieme per una settimana in un lussuoso resort sudafricano. Durante la vacanza forzata, aumenterà la loro reciproca attrazione e a beneficiare della nascente relazione saranno soprattutto i rispettivi figli.
Siamo nel Transvaal del Nord nel 1840. Un ricco bianco vuole fare un safari di caccia all'elefante e per questo assolda un'esperta guida bianca e dei portatori neri. Addentratosi nella foresta, il gruppo viene spiato a lungo dai guerrieri di una tribù selvaggia. Alcuni membri con il loro capo si fanno avanti e chiedono di avere dei materiali che i portatori trasportano. Il committente bianco si rifiuta categoricamente e, davanti alla loro insistenza, apre il fuoco. Ma i selvaggi non rimarranno a guardare. Catturati dagli indigeni, i componenti della spedizione sono massacrati, esclusa la guida che, spogliata e armata di lancia e spada, è lasciata scappare, con un ragionevole vantaggio. Comincia l'inseguimento.
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos.
Travel with Major Lazer to Ghana and Nigeria to make the world smaller by making the party bigger. They are collaborating with cutting-edge Afrobeats artists including Mr.Eazi, Efya, Teni, Sarkodie and Amaarae as they explore the culture and history of Africa. Chasing the Sound: Major Lazer, watch now only on YouTube.
Testimonianza della performance di Robert Plant e della sua band, i Sensational Space Shifters, in occasione del Festival of Disruption di David Lynch. L’evento ha avuto luogo nell’ottobre 2016 con l’obiettivo di raccogliere fondi per la David Lynch Foundation e anche il ricavato della vendita dei DVD verrà devoluto alla Fondazione a scopo benefico. Tra le otto canzoni presentate da Plant e compagni molte attingono al repertorio della leggendaria rock band di “Stairway To Heaven”, come “Black Dog”, “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You”, “Going To California” e “Whole Lotta Love”.
In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.
Rumba Rules, New Genealogies offers an enjoyable, rough-edged glimpse into the music scene of Kinshasa, with impromptu shots drawing the viewer into jam sessions on plastic chairs, and the quest for perfection at the studio.
Machanic Manyeruke is the founder of gospel music in Zimbabwe—though, his influence reaches far beyond the borders of his African country. Filmmaker James Ault places Manyeruke in his contexts and explores his influence on gospel music worldwide.
Giovedì 27 ottobre 2016 – Teatro Espace, Torino. Mulatu Astatke è musicista, compositore, arrangiatore e ambasciatore culturale dell’Etiopia. È conosciuto come il padrino dell’ethio-jazz, una combinazione di jazz, musica tradizionale etiope, latin, caribbean raggae e afro-funk. Nato nel 1943 a Jimma, Mulatu ha studiato musica non solo in Etiopia, ma anche in UK e USA. Nel 2005 ha contribuito alla colonna sonora del film “Broken Flowers” di Jim Jarmusch, raggiungendo un nuovo pubblico in tutto il mondo.
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti performs at the 1984 Glastonbury Festival. Originally produced for Arena.
There are more than 500 accordions for 35,000 people. Polkas, mazurkas and waltzes are part of the history and mestization of an island forgotten by all for a very long time. Here, the accordion is not a forgotten instrument, quite the contrary; its sound mixes with African drums so that young and old can dance. With Philippe Imbert's help, a French craftsman, the Rodrigues Accordion Association has set out on a new adventure: Making their own accordion. The first one, the prototype, completely made on the island, is called Bella
World première recording of Hannibal Lokumbe's 'spritatorio' Can You Hear God Crying, which combines jazz, gospel and chamber music with West African prayers and songs. The piece, commissioned by Philadelphia philanthropist Carole Haas Gravagno, is about the composer's great-great-grandfather, who was born in the Sahara, kidnapped and enslaved in Liberia, and sold at auction in Charleston, S.C. He escaped to Texas, where he bought land and had a family.
The film is primarily a portrait of Kam Kelly, who teaches West African drumming to students at various New York schools, including Intermediate School 292 in Brooklyn. One of his students, Jessica Jackson, is featured. The piece was commissioned for the “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2012.
Vodoun Gods On The Slave Coast explores the ceremonial splendor of sacred dance and ritual in Benin, the birthplace and cradle of Vodoun. Formerly known as Dahomey, Benin was also called the Slave Coast due to its importance in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Today, the worship and supplication of Vodoun gods remains integral to everyday life in Benin.