The Call of the Drums
The history of Afro-Brazilian women is one of resistance, creation and celebration. The 400 women of the Afro-feminist group Ilú Obá de Min create music and dance together - Together, their bodies and instruments become
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The history of Afro-Brazilian women is one of resistance, creation and celebration. The 400 women of the Afro-feminist group Ilú Obá de Min create music and dance together - Together, their bodies and instruments become
Mike's Drum-cam footage from Transatlantic's Bridge Across Forever recording sessions. Audio Options include: Full Band; Studio and an Audio Commentary with Mike. Tracks: Duel with the Devil Suite Charlotte Pike Bri
In Japan festivities often feature Taiko, these drums whose deep sounds punctuate popular emotions. In a show full of power and refinement, the Oedo Sukeroku ensemble recreates these festive atmospheres. Filmed between t
Katrina and Xhavit, two young volunteers working on the construction of a railroad, fall in love and decide to marry. However, the girl's father does not approve this marriage.
Take a lesson from a veteran musician and born storyteller! Levon Helm shares musical history and the influences that helped shape his signature style. Beginners learn a variety of basics: shuffles, eighth-note grooves,
Jazz drummer Kassa Overall reflects on his time in the Covid-empty city while preparing to leave—perhaps forever.
The late 60s saw globetrotting filmmaker Tony Williams shoot and edit two films for Iranian director Mahmoud Khosrowshahi. Here Williams chronicles an east meets west festival held in the Iranian city of Shiraz. Williams
From its origins in Trinidad and Tobago to its status as one of the world’s most popular musical instruments, musicians such as Ellie Mannette and Pete Seeger talk shop and explain what they love about this extraordinary
Footage and discussion concerning the history of the Langholm Common Riding. Discussion between Hugh MacDiarmid and Hamish Henderson on topics such as Scots socialism and nationalism.
Combining music, dance, and Native American myths, this program is a pastiche and celebration of the variety of American's Pre-Columbian cultures. An interesting contrast with modern urban life is made with the program's
Trying to save the memory of their lost friend, two teenage boys decide to steal his drums.
The video records one of the workshops that the drummer did throughout 2003 in Brazil, and was recorded at the EM & amp; T Music Hall Auditorium in São Paulo on November 29. Watching the two hours of the DVD makes it eas
That fall it was not intentional to have a Galway Kinnell book on the table near where the caterpillar in the doorway, feeding on our offerings, became the butterfly, feeding on honey water, staying in our house until we
This classic documentary features the story and sounds of the talking master drums of the Ashanti. Filmed in Ghana and narrated by Mantle Hood
Legendary funk/soul drummers meet L.A.'s best DJs; improvised musical conversation ensues.
What happens when a community has to perform one of its most important traditions but even the eldest among them are unsure of how to do it? Caught in this quagmire, the Kaasik community of the Nocte tribe of Tirap distr
This film gives an intimate look at a way of life of which most of us have seen only glimpses. Dance was once at the heart of Yupik Eskimo spiritual and social life. It was the bridge between the ancient and the new, the
Gidam (‘all the way’) follows a young woman who, like many other Sudanese, takes to the streets to demand the departure of the military government. The protagonist (remaining nameless for security reasons) takes to the s
The complete video lesson in which world-renowned drummer, solo artist, author and educator Tommy Igoe shows you how to set up the drum kit and start playing in the correct way.
This new cinema is created with a pinhole camera and found/homemade noise machines.