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Summary:

This documentary, presented by Jonathan Demme, paints a low-key, entrancing portrait of African guitar legend Boubacar Traore, known to his countrymen as Karkar, a musician who regularly stirred the spirits of listeners on the radio and the dance floor during the early 1960s after Mali achieved independence.

Contributors:

Sarasin, Jacques

Barry, Haruna

Niang, Demba-Kane

Niang, Madieye

Pascal, Blaise

Sidibé, Malick, 1936-2016

Sissoko, Ballake, 1967-

Sangaré, Mamadou

Traoré, Boubacar

Touré, Ali Farka

Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017

Productions Faire Bleu (Firm)

First-Run Features (Firm)

Languages:

French
English

Language Notes:

French dialogue with English subtitles.

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: I'll sing for you

Subjects:

Traoré, Boubacar

Musicians — Mali

Blues (Music) — Mali — History and criticism

Mali — Social life and customs

Musicians

Blues (Music)

Manners and customs

Foreign films

Mali

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

Foreign films

French language films

Foreign language films

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

System Details:

DVD.

Performers:

Haruna Barry, Demba-Kane Niang, Madieye Niang, Blaise Pascal, Mamadou Sangaré, Malik Sidibé, Ballaké Sissoko, and Ali Farka Touré.

General Notes:

Originally released as a documentary in 2001.
Features: three performance films; interview with Lieve Joris; interview with ethnographer Youssouf Tata Cissé; archival photo gallery.

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

JE DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 720229911399
Publisher Number, First Run Features: FRF 911399D

OCLC Numbers:

1053037586
57709981 [Invalid]