On music of this old samba singer who was cofounder of the first official samba school (Deixa Falar), an incredible selection of Rio carnival images during the 50s. Saudade, saudade…
1958. The jazzman composes the score of “Bridges Go Round”, an experimental short movie directed by Shirley Clarke and shot many bridges around New York City. With brass and voices, the soundtrack gives an amazing...
August 25th, 1978. Napolian Strickland (fife and harmonica) and the Como Drum Corps at a picnic outside of Como, Mississippi. Fever on the trance-floor !
In 1966 and 1967, british independent filmmaker Dick Fontaine blended footage by post-bop multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk improvising live at Ronnie Scott’s with bits by experimental composer John Cage.
Amazing footage of the band’s most recent rehearsals with interviews of the leaders. Check the story behind this cult senegalese combo from the late 70s.
The native from Mississippi had invented what they would later call rock’n’roll. This is why he was also known as ‘The Originator’ because of his key role in this transition. This video, recorded on november...
