An exploration of the musical and social origins of the blues, shot on location in Mississippi in 1978 by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in association with the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television and broadcast on PBS in 1980. This re-release in 2009 includes two hours of additional music.
The Land Where the Blues Began is of 0 hour(s) and 58 minute(s). It is Produced By: Mississippi Educational Television. It was released on 1979-12-01.
Genres: DocumentaryMusic
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In August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of The Last Party - the definitive study of the entwinement of music and politics in the 1990s - presents a documentary charting the rise of Britpop, its brief romance with New Labour and the emergence of 'new lad' culture. Finally, as Britpop declines, he asks what legacy it has left. Including contributions from Blur's Graham Coxon, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Sleeper's Louise Wener, former New Labour insider Darren Kalynuk, and the founder of Creation records, Alan McGee.
Second ever live DVD release from Angela Aki featuring footage of her band performances during Aki's latest Japanese tour. Includes 16 tracks total. Special Feature / Bonus Track: Rehearsal & tour documentary for "Today" tour, backstage footage and more
This documentary film is a celebration of Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia and the Black artists driving music culture forward.
This film features some of the most important living Postmodern practitioners, Charles Jencks, Robert A M Stern and Sir Terry Farrell among them, and asks them how and why Postmodernism came about, and what it means to be Postmodern. This film was originally made for the V&A exhibition 'Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970 - 1990'.
America's Blues takes a new angle on the Blues, focusing on, not only the musical impact it has had on all forms of Popular American Music, but also the influence it has had on art, fashion, language, film and racial equality.
It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.
The final episode in our Mini-Docs series comes from musician and writer Jake Anderson, who explores the niche music genres which find an increasing audience in the North East.</p><p> On a mission to discover outside-the-mainstream sounds and the driving forces behind their creation, Jake chats with musicians Me Lost Me, SQUARMS and Mariam Rezaei, along with some of the major players keeping these sonically-engaging sound makers doing what they’re doing, including Simeon Soden from Kaneda Records and Lee Etherington of TUSK. This mini-documentary features reflections on some of the most unique acts in the North East, what genre boundaries actually mean and artists’ hopes for the future of the North East’s alternative scene. This is an Art Mouse film for NARC. TV, written and directed by Jake Anderson.
Lizzie Lovejoy’s mini-documentary explores the world of non-traditional performance spaces, especially in the Tees Valley and celebrating the fantastic work they do. Lizzie spoke to Bobby Benjamin, artist and curator of Pineapple Black in Middlesbrough, about the exciting range of work the gallery has housed over the past couple of years during festivals, exhibitions and events. And from Redcar Palace Art Gallery, director James Beighton and curator Beth Smith of Tees Valley Arts discuss how the venue is used to create works as well as share them, and why accessibility has become one of their main focuses.</p><p> People connect to performance in different ways than visual art, but both can be incredibly powerful and influential. Using local creative spaces to pull both together highlights how fantastic our local cultural community really is.</p><p> This is an Art Mouse film for NARC. TV, written and directed by Lizzie Lovejoy.
Diabulus in Opera is the fifth live album and fourth live DVD by the band Mägo de Oz, the concert was recorded on May 6, 2017 at the Arena Ciudad de México in collaboration with the Mexico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the director of orchestra José Luis López Antón, originally the direction of the orchestra would be in charge of the soprano Pilar Jurado.
It has an average vote of 8.4 on TMDB.
The documentary about the life of legendary Hollywood P.R. man David Mirisch.
Animator Ryan Larkin does a visual improvisation to music performed by a popular group presented as sidewalk entertainers. His take-off point is the music, but his own beat is more boisterous than that of the musicians. The illustrations range from convoluted abstractions to caricatures of familiar rituals. Without words.
It has an average vote of 6.824 on TMDB.
Back in 2006 on a stormy December night, Amy Winehouse flew to the remote, south western corner of Ireland to perform for Other Voices, an acclaimed Irish TV music series filmed in Dingle every winter. Amy took to the stage of Saint James's church, capacity 85, and wowed the small, packed crowd with a searing, acoustic set of songs from Back to Black. After leaving the stage, a relaxed and happy Amy spoke about her music and influences - Mahalia Jackson, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles and the Shangri-Las to name a few. Arena joined forces with Other Voices and went to Dingle to catch up with some of the people that Amy met on that day, including taxi driver Paddy Kennedy, her bass player Dale Davis and Rev Mairt Hanley of the Other Voices church. This film showcases not only Amy herself, but the musical geniuses that inspired her to forge her own jazz pop style.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
A rock singer, escaping from her abusive boyfriend, forms an unlikely friendship with a struggling photographer with scars of his own.
Based on the life of Dr. Harish Gershom and about the journey of his achievement Harishophone. He is the only Indian who can play three octaves in the smallest saw . He is recognized for his unique achievement including Limca Book Records 2003, State Award 2005, Guinness World Record 2015, British World Records 2021, IMAS Award 2011. Get along the journey of Dr Haris Gershom whose invention of the 'Harishophone' made wonders around the globe for its therapeutic impact. He is known to be the only individual in the world capable of producing three octaves on a saw that have a healing effect.
Documentary film which tells the story of the almost unknown creator of the current guitar, Antonio de Torres Jurado. Humble carpenter born in Almeria, Spain, in 1817, he achieved universal fame in mid 19th Century in Seville, changing the construction model for the national guitar schools and workshops all over the world and perpetuating it until nowadays.
Hum lives in a refugee camp near Hamburg. He loves films and finances his visits to the cinema by selling lost properties from cinema visits in the refugee camp. One day he meets Anna and her friend Ida. At a dinner together in the shared flat of the two, they find out that they all share a love of music. Anna and Ida can sing great together and Hum shares the contact with his friends who play in a band. A timid and touching love story develops between Hum and Anna. Both are looking forward to the first performance of the band, in which Anna now sings. But shortly before the performance, Hum is to be deported. Neither his love for Anna and music nor his imagination can save him from the everyday life of a refugee.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
The fast and furious comedy stylings of Alfred and Seymour, the multi-talented duo behind BlackStreetBoyz.
Armin Only is a Dutch all-night dance event featuring solo performance by Armin van Buuren. The event consists of various genres of electronic dance music , light, laser and firework shows and supporting acts of singers/vocalists like Racoon , Ilse de Lange and Audrey Gallagher performing 'Big Sky' by John O'Callaghan.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
Concert film of Nana Mizuki's summer concert LIVE UNIVERSE 2006 ~summer~ held on July 29, 2006 at Hibiya Yagai Dai-Ongakudo. This concert was performed outdoors and shows how Nana Mizuki unites with her fans from all over.
Concert film featuring Nana Mizuki's Live Fighter 2008 tour held at Yoyogi National First Gymnasium on July 6th, 2008. This was part of a two day concert series, each having a different set list.
Concert film featuring Nana Mizuki's Live Fever 2009 concert held on January 25, 2009 at Nippon Budokan.
