Marcalex /

"The music of Marc and Alex Rantseli, aptly described as slick funk, has gained international popularity in America and abroad. A cosmopolitan crossover sound, it is the flip side of South Africa's township beat of Kwela and Mbaqanga. While the brothers admit to only the slightest incursio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Marcalex (Musical group), Ascension (Firm), Cut Above Productions, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Bowey, John R., Mhlophe, Gcina
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1998]
Series:	African wave (DVD-video)
Subjects:	Marcalex (Musical group) Funk (Music) > South Africa. Documentary films.

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Summary:	"The music of Marc and Alex Rantseli, aptly described as slick funk, has gained international popularity in America and abroad. A cosmopolitan crossover sound, it is the flip side of South Africa's township beat of Kwela and Mbaqanga. While the brothers admit to only the slightest incursion of ethnic influences into their music, the performances in this program belie that. A strong international influence in the music is attributed to the brothers' urban Johannesburg roots"--Container.
Item Description:	Title from disc surface. Originally produced in 1990. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Editors, Sheila McCallister, Alan J. Melville ; cameraman, Roy MacGregor ; theme music written and composed by Garth Deacon.