The west african country of mali is a birthplace of the blues, a musical tradition later carried by the transatlantic slave trade to americas cotton fields. Situated in the heart of west africa, mali is one of the worlds great musical treasures and widely acknowledged as a primary source of the. Its nice to see varieties like this, but the tags are pretty poor and really need to be cleaned up. Malis music defines the countrys cultural identity. The west african country of mali is considered the birthplace of the blues and jazz, brought later by abducted slaves to americas cotton fields. Mali blues is a documentary directed by lutz gregor. The documentary mali blues observes worldclass musicians who. The vibrant documentary mali blues follows four artists.
From its fertile southern savannas to the sahara desert in the north, the country is awash with diverse musical styles. These sahelian kingdoms had neither rigid geopolitical boundaries nor rigid ethnic identities. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The documentary is a call for peace and tolerance through a musical journey around the breathtaking landscape of mali. For centuries music has infused malis cultural identity, with musicians holding revered places in society. An orchestra conducted by robert cornman accompanies the singers. This is because mali is essential not only to understanding the global blues journey, but also to grasping the extent to which the african cultural world has cradled it. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Mali blues lutz gregor, germany tiff docs cinema scope. The showcase of malis ripe musical heritagefrom ngoni riffs to pulsating percussions and soulful rapsconnects and engages audiences in the combat against silence and demand for explanations. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Here you can find highquality instrumental background music for presentations and more. Owen wright of soas for his translations from the original german. Director lutz gregor follows rising world music star fatoumata diawara as she prepares for her firstever concert performance in her home country of mali at the festival of the niger in 2015.
For centuries music has strengthened malis cultural identity, musicians are holding strong positions in society. Following fatoumata diawara, shooting star of the global pop scene, mali blues is a musical journey, discovering the countrys rich musical culture and its threat by radical islamists. Fatoumata fatou diawara is a rising star on the global pop scene memorably featured in abderrahmane sissakos acclaimed drama timbuktu. It is believed that slaves brought their traditional african rhythms and sounds to the north american cotton fields. We have an initial complimentary meeting to discuss the scope, objectives and plans for your expansion plan into mali. The west african country of mali is considered the birthplace of the blues and jazz. It communicates the problems facing the country and calls for resistance. Mali was once part of three famed west african empires which controlled transsaharan trade in gold, salt, slaves, and other precious commodities majorly during the reign of mansa musa from c. The west african country of mali is a cradle of the blues, a musical tradition later carried by the transatlantic slave trade to americas cotton fields. For some its about bingewatching the latest hbo hit series, for others its about getting their hands first on the latest coldplay album. Situated in the heart of west africa, mali is one of the worlds great musical treasures and widely acknowledged as a primary source of the music that america would remake into the blues. The music of mali is, like that of most african nations, ethnically diverse, but one influence predominates. The west african country of mali is a birthplace of the blues, yet today, the music and musicians of mali are in danger. For centuries music has strengthened malis cultural identity, with musicians holding strong positions in society.
After this meeting, you can expect a followup proposal from blueback global within 1 to 3 business days, that outlines that the approach, scope of work and expected deliverables and outcome. Fatoumata diawara, bassekou kouyate, master soumy, ahmed ag kaedi, lutz gregor. Mali blues tells the story of four musicians from the west african country of mali, who, with their music, fight for a tolerant islam and a country at peace. Diawara and three other major malian musicians as they collaborate in the capital city, bamako. Mali blues tells the story of four female and male musicians from the west african country of mali, who espouse with their music a tolerant islam and. The vibrant documentary mali blues follows four artists using their music to stand up to religious extremism. The goal of the album mali blues is said to build awareness for the music, and people, of mali, donating a percentage of proceeds to jecontes nonprofit save our universal language now. Mali, situated in the heart of west africa, is the cradle of todays blues and jazz. A moving documentary about mali s musicians and their fight against religious militants. In musical terms, however, it is richer than most any other country. The search for the african roots of the blues has long been a subject of fascination to. Following fatoumata diawara, shooting star of the global pop scene, comes a musical journey.
As fundamentalist islam and sharia law become more widespread, dance and secular music are prohibited, musical. The tags are either missing, inaccurate, or contain a lot of filler, including someones email address and requests to contact with related content. Blues in mali offers a wealth of materials for music students, teachers, journalists and fans. The earliest of these empires was the ghana empire, which was dominated by the soninke, a mande. Org works with cultures to help preserve their musical heritage. As fundamentalist islam and sharia law become more widespread, dance and music are prohibited and musical instruments are being destroyed. The singer, who is originally from mali and now resides in france, derives her sound from wassoulou blues, which is rooted in mali. You might remember her minor but memorable performance in the oscarnominated timbuktu 2014, but in lutz gregors mali blues singer. Scrobble while you listen and get recommendations on new music youll love, only from. Find free music mp3s to download and listen online. Financial analysis of mali blues 2017 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. As fundamentalist islam becomes more widespread, secular music is prohibited, instruments are destroyed and musicians are forced to flee their homeland.
Together with the stars of malian global pop, we embark on a musical journey to malis agitated. This is mali blues official trailer german by gebrueder beetz filmproduktion on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. The song lyrics are printed in german in the liner notes. A moving documentary about malis musicians and their fight against religious militants. Mande people bambara, maninke, soninke make up 50% of the countrys population, other ethnic groups include the fula 17%, gurspeakers 12%, songhai people 6%, tuareg and moors 10% and another 5%.
Offizieller deutscher kinotrailer zu dem film mali blues. Mali blues at times proves repetitive and too languorous in its pacing. Mali blues, a new documentary directed by lutz gregor, tells the reallife story of ms. But at its best the film delivers a gorgeous paean to the liberating effects of music and the joy it can bring even to.
It is generally believed that the slaves who brought their music and traditional west african string instrument the ngoniwhich evolved into the banjoto american cotton fields from mali. Yearning to watch mali blues on your tv, phone, or tablet. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the lutz gregordirected movie via subscription can be confusing, so we. Yet today, the music and musicians of mali are in grave danger.
1479 1351 1387 1531 1345 820 1300 1070 441 1061 837 300 1534 636 191 555 52 838 300 1143 198 1063 463 107 716 1374 184 529 1206 574 1131 1054