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Martin Scorsese traces the roots of the blues from the banks of the Niger River to the cotton fields and juke joints of Mississippi. Musician Corey Harris travels through Mississippi and West Africa, exploring the roots of blues music. The film celebrates the early Delta blues musicians through orig...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Cappa Productions, Two Dollars and a Dream (Firm), Vulcan Productions, Road Movies Filmproduktion, Jigsaw Productions, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), Sony Music Entertainment, Inc, Columbia Music Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Scorsese, Martin, Harris, Corey, Carr, Sam, Diabaté, Toumani, 1965-, King, Willie, 1943-2009, Waterman, Dick, Taj Mahal (Musician), Shines, Johnny, Toure, Ali Farka, Turner, Othar, Koité, Habib, Keita, Salif, Keb' Mo' (Musician)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York : Sony Music Entertainment : Manufactured by Columbia Music Video, [2003]
Subjects:
Blues (Music) > History and criticism.
Blues (Music) > African influences.
Delta (Miss. : Region) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Online Access:Guide:
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Summary:Martin Scorsese traces the roots of the blues from the banks of the Niger River to the cotton fields and juke joints of Mississippi. Musician Corey Harris travels through Mississippi and West Africa, exploring the roots of blues music. The film celebrates the early Delta blues musicians through original performances (including Willie King, Taj Mahal, Otha Turner, and Ali Farka Toure), archival footage (featuring Son House, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker), and interviews (including Corey Harris, Sam Carr, Toumani Diabate, Willie King, Dick Waterman, Taj Mahal, Johnny Shines, Othar Turner, Ali Farka Toure, Habib Koité, Salif Keita, and Keb' Mo').
Item Description:Series produced by Vulcan Productions and Road Movies Production in association with Cappa Productions & Jigsaw Productions ; originally produced for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; presented by WGBH Boston to PBS.
Originally aired in 2003 as part of the series: Martin Scorsese presents The blues.
Special features: 6 new and extended performances not seen in the film: Sitting on top of the world / Taj Mahal & Corey Harris ; Spoonful / Willie King & The Liberators ; Sweet home, Chicago / Keb' Mo' & Corey Harris ; Sitting on top of the world / Othar Turner & Corey Harris ; Folon / Salif Keita ; Honeysuckle / Corey Harris -- On-camera interview with Martin Scorsese -- Director biography and filmography -- The blues trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, black and white with color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; 5.1 and stereo. mixes.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Arthur Jafa ; editor, David Tedeschi ; series producer, Alex Gibney.
ISBN:0738903752