Rating: NR
Genre:
Music [nf]
Theatrical Release: 04/24/2009(USA
Release Date: 11/03/2009
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2/DD5.1
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: New Video Group
Béla Fleck is one of the world's most acclaimed banjo players and a musician who has sought to expand the boundaries of his instrument, having won awards for
classical recordings and his many albums with the innovative
jazz group
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones as well as the
bluegrass music most commonly associated with the banjo. The banjo has its origins in Africa, and
Fleck traveled to the continent to study the instrument's history and collaborate with native musicians. Filmmaker
Sascha Paladino joined
Fleck for his journey, and
Throw Down Your Heart is a
documentary which follows the banjo virtuoso as he travels through Gambia, Mali, Tanzania, and Uganda, meeting with historians and musicologists and making music with artists from all walks of life, ranging from
world music stars like
Bassekou Kouyate and
Oumou Sangare to ordinary people who share the love and joy of making music.
Throw Down Your Heart was an official entry at the
2008 South by Southwest Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
