Mali blues
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mali blues |
| Original title | Mali blues |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | French , Bambara , Tamaschek |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lutz Gregor |
| production | Christian Beetz |
| music | Fatoumata Diawara , Bassekou Kouyaté , Master Soumy , Ahmed Ag Kaedi |
| camera | Axel Schneppat |
| cut | Markus Schmidt, Michelle Barbin |
Mali Blues is a German documentary film by Lutz Gregor from 2016 . The film tells of four musicians from the West African Mali who fight with their music for a tolerant Islam and a country in peace. The film premiered in April 2016 at the international documentary film festival Visions du Réel in Nyon (Switzerland) and had its North American premiere in September 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival .
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The film portrays four musicians who are committed to a new departure in Africa with their music:
- In her singer / songwriter ballads, Fatoumata Diawara sings about life as an African woman and outdated traditions
- Bassekou Kouyaté , the griot and Grammy- nominated world musician, integrates traditional African instruments into modern rock music
- Ahmed Ag Kaedi tells of the longing for the desert with his Tuareg guitar riffs
- Master Soumy raps on behalf of the young generation in Mali
Mali Blues is a colorful musical film; African hip-hop meets the spirit of Jimi Hendrix , desert blues meets danceable AfroRock. A film about the unifying power of music, which paints a positive image of Africa and its people in times of countless horror reports.
Awards
- 2016: Best film at the 'Unerhört International Film Festival Hamburg'
Press reviews
"MALI BLUES is a gorgeous mix of resistance, cool music and absolute joie de vivre."
“What music can do in a country where Islamists have banned it is experienced by those who go to the cinema and listen to and watch the film MALI BLUES. The film tells of four musicians who not only want to heal themselves but also society as a whole with their music. It hits the heart, takes us to a country that vibrates and where music reconciles - full of longing and full of hope. "
"How deep the wounds are that the terrorists have left, not only in the music scene in Mali, is shown in the impressive documentary" Mali Blues "by Lutz Gregor."
“The camera captures meaningful impressions from everyday life, which predominantly takes place outside. [...] When people sing and dance, unrestrained joie de vivre breaks through, which can also be observed in the beautifully filmed concert sequences. [...] Lutz Gregor's film shows with great immediacy that Mali's musical tradition gives rise to a social spirit of resistance that in the future could not only seriously parade the Islamists in the country. "
Web links
- Mali Blues in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official site of Mali Blues
- Trailer Mali Blues
Individual evidence
- ↑ [//www.zdf.de/nachrichten/mali-blues-musik-gegen-terror-und-hass-102.html#/beitrag/video/2840274/Mali-Blues-Musik-gegen-Terror-und-Hass .
- ↑ [//www.daserste.de/information/wissen-kultur/ttt/sendung/ttt-18092016-mali-blues-100.html
- ↑ [//www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=61543
- ↑ Mali Blues website Kino-Zeit.de, accessed on July 19, 2016.