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New! Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians
Item# 53550
© 2012
96 Min.
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The old work songs have disappeared from southern prisons, yet a rich musical culture endures. Picking up where folklorist Alan Lomax left off, this documentary visits three Louisiana prisons to explo...
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New to Our Collection! Toots Thielemans with Sylvia Vrethammar and Sivuca: Rendezvous in Rio
Item# 50985
© 2011
42 Min.
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This film captures Brazil's brilliant accordionist Sivuca and Sweden's internationally acclaimed singer Sylvia Vrethammar as they join Belgian harmonica wizard Toots Thielemans. Their exuberant sessio...
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New to Our Collection! Of Beauty and Deities: Music and Dance of India
Item# 53317
© 2010
57 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-889-6
With wonderful performances by the troupe “Kalanjali: Dances of India,” this program introduces classical Indian dance and music, featuring the Kirtanam Dance Honoring Lord Krishna, and the Bharata Na...
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New to Our Collection! A Zest for Life: Afro-Peruvian Rhythms, a Source of Latin Jazz
Item# 53316
© 2010
57 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-888-9
Peruvians of African descent are a minority within their country, but their culture has had a tremendous impact. Even the Marinera, Peru’s national dance, has a distinctly African flavor. Using perfor...
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Speaking for Myself: Voices of the Arts in New York City
Item# 43916
© 2010
75 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-086-8
Eight performing artists living in New York City discuss their work in this intimate and illuminating program. The eight—actors, musicians, a choreographer, and a poet—give voice to the rich transform...
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Latin Music U.S.A.
Item# 44300
© 2009
240 Min.
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Latin music today has deeper roots and broader reach than most people realize, owing to fusions of Latin sounds with jazz, rock, country, and rhythm & blues. This four-part documentary invites vie...
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Latin Music U.S.A.: Bridges
Item# 44301
© 2009
60 Min.
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Through inspiring interviews and rare historical footage, Bridges—the first episode of a four-part series—features Latin musical pioneers and traces the rise in popularity of Latin culture in America...
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Latin Music U.S.A.: Divas and Superstars
Item# 44304
© 2009
60 Min.
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This final episode is an exciting backstage look at the explosion of Latin pop into the English-language market. At the turn of the century, artists like Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, and Shakira...
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Latin Music U.S.A.: The Chicano Wave
Item# 44303
© 2009
60 Min.
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This third episode of a four-part series continues the story of the rise of Latino music told by a new generation of Mexican-American entertainers, raised on rock and R&B, including Ritchie Valens...
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Latin Music U.S.A.: The Salsa Revolution
Item# 44302
© 2009
60 Min.
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This second-part of a four-part series shows how the melting pot of music is stirred into an entirely new genre. As told by the artists themselves, Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York com...
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