| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen, Dolby digital stereo.; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Documentary. |
| Performer |
With Béla Fleck, Oumou Sangare, Bassekou Kouyate, Anania Ngoliga, Haruna Walusimbi, Djelimady Tounkara, Harouna Samake. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Kirsten Johnson ; editors, Scott A. Burgess, Béla Fleck, Sascha Paladino. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| 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 Part road movie, part historical document, this fascinating film demonstrates the power of music and musicians to reach across cultural boundaries and the limitations of language to create an instant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. |
| Note |
Special features include audio commentary with Béla Fleck and director Sascha Paladino, bonus scenes and musical performances, filmmaker biography. |
| Language |
In English and multiple languages from Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia, and Mali with subtitles in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Fleck, Béla, 1958- -- Travel -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Banjo -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Musical instruments -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Folk music -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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| Added Author |
Fleck, Béla, 1958- Producer.
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Paladino, Sascha. Director. Producer.
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Old School, Ltd.
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| Note |
Title on index frame and container: Bela Fleck in Throw down your heart |
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Subtitle on container: Béla Fleck brings the banjo back to Africa |
| ISBN |
1422940268 |
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9781422940266 |
| Standard No. |
767685158463 |
| Music No. |
NNVG158461 New Video |
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