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Summary:

Multiple Grammy-winner Béla Fleck travels to Uganda, Tanzania, the Gambia, and Mali searching for the roots of the banjo. Part road movie, part historical document, this fascinating film demonstrates the power of music and musicians to reach across cultural boundaries and the limitations of language to create an instant and abiding connection. Whether plaintive or pulsating, the infectious music in Throw Down Your Heart transports viewers into the heart of Fleck's personal journey.

Contributors:

Fleck, Béla, 1958-

Paladino, Sascha

Haruna, Walusimbi

Kussama, Okikor

Ngoliga, Anania

Tounkara, Djélimady

Sangare, Oumou

Samake, Harouna

Kouyate, Bassekou, 1966-

Johnson, Kirsten (Kirsten Boyd)

Burgess, Scott A.

Old School, Ltd.

Cinema Guild

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

Fleck, Béla, 1958- — Travel — Africa, Sub-Saharan

Banjo — Africa, Sub-Saharan

Musical instruments — Africa, Sub-Saharan

Folk music — Africa, Sub-Saharan

Fleck, Béla, 1958-

Travel

Banjo

Musical instruments

Folk music

Sub-Saharan Africa

Genres:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

System Details:

DVD-R; NTSC; all region; stereo.

Performers:

With Béla Fleck, Walusimbi Haruna, Okikor Kussama, Anania Ngoliga, Djelimady Tounkara, Oumou Sangare, Harouna Samake, Basskou Kouyate.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Kirsten Johnson ; editors, Scott A. Burgess, Béla Fleck, Sascha Paladino.

General Notes:

NOTICE: This is a DVD-R and may not play on all DVD players.
Documentary.
Title from container.
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (58 min., 10 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

ML1015.B3 THR 2008 DVD

ISBNs:

0781513251
9780781513258

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Cinema Guild: 2356

OCLC Numbers:

460587411