The Black music of Brazil
A street tour of Brazil from the ghettos of Rio to Samba schools preparing for Carnival and the African-rooted Bahia region. Includes interview with superstar Gilberto Gil, probing the political impact of his music, and performances and conversations with other Brazilian performers. Finally there�...
| Other Authors: | Marre, Jeremy., Nascimento, Mílton, 1942-, Buarque, Chico, 1944-, Gil, Gilberto., Harcourt Films., Shanachie Entertainment Corp. |
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Newton, NJ?] :
Shanachie Entertainment Corp.,
2000.
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| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series: |
Beats of the heart.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
A street tour of Brazil from the ghettos of Rio to Samba schools preparing for Carnival and the African-rooted Bahia region. Includes interview with superstar Gilberto Gil, probing the political impact of his music, and performances and conversations with other Brazilian performers. Finally there's the Capoeira dancers, performers of a unique martial arts dance which originated in Angola. Film surveys many styles of music of the country including Samba, bossa nova and others. |
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| Item Description: |
DVD. Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque. Editor, Richard Bedford ; camera, Chris Morphet. Originally produced in 1982. A street tour of Brazil from the ghettos of Rio to Samba schools preparing for Carnival and the African-rooted Bahia region. Includes interview with superstar Gilberto Gil, probing the political impact of his music, and performances and conversations with other Brazilian performers. Finally there's the Capoeira dancers, performers of a unique martial arts dance which originated in Angola. Film surveys many styles of music of the country including Samba, bossa nova and others. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD. |
| Production Credits: |
Editor, Richard Bedford ; camera, Chris Morphet. |