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SELECTED DVDs and Videotapes in the Rutgers Libraries

Music DVDs

The Carter Family Will the circle be unbroken 2005

Kathy Conkwright, Mary Makley, Robert Duvall, Carter Family (Musical group), and WNPT (Television station : Nashville, Tenn.)

Documents the public and private life of the Carter Family. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 10-2111

 

From Mali to Michigan a musical bridge 2009?

Louise Manon Bourgault, Robert Thomson, Michala Hansen, Naeiny Diabataae, Dave Ziegner, Marco Volcy, Brin Jungwirth, Mady Kouyate, WNMU-TV (Television station : Marquette, Mich.), Mady Kouyatae and the Heat of Africa (Musical group), and Newsreel (Firm)

Documentary about musical collaboration in the global age.  The program details the 2005 visit of African world music pop diva Naeiny Diabatae to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and her extraordinary collaboration with local artists.  The program follows this soulful bluesy bard as she jams with North American musicians--session base guitarist Dave Ziegner, Canadian-born keyboardist Marco Volcy, and djembe drummer Brin Jungwirth.  Ms. Diabatae is accompanied on the West African 21-stringed harp-lute played by kora virtuoso Mady Kouyatae.  Mr. Kouyatae, whose adopted home is Ypsilanti, Michigan, is known to downstate audiences through his musical group Mady Kouyatae and the Heat of Africa. Location footage juxtaposes the edge of the Sahara with the shores of Lake Superior. 1 videodisc (26 min.)

MEDIA 10-2008

 

Rap, race & equality 200-?

Stephen Elliott, Grant Elliott, D. Chuck, Ice Cube, T. Ice, O. n. e. KRS, Latifah, Rakim, Molefi K Asante, Ralph McDaniels, Jon Pareles, Wayne Hyett, Tricia Rose, Russell Simmons, Naughty by Nature (Musical group), Elliott Productions Pty. Ltd, Burberry Productions, and Filmakers Library, inc

Documentary exploring the political and social context of rap music, including issues such as like sexism and censorship. Includes performances and interviews with Ice Cube, Ice T, Naughty by Nature, music journalist Jon Pareles and scholar Tricia Rose, among others. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA 10-1932 10-1933

Music - New This Year

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