Le Mali 70
Synopsis
Popular music has its roots in West Africa, and especially in Mali. In Berlin, a bigband discovers old vinyls from the Malian Bigband era, music which embodied the hope for Malian independence before a coup brought an end to the legendary brass sections. Inspired by these songs, the Berliners travel to Mali to find the heroes of their vinyl-collection. There they research the origins of the songs, marvel at old archive footage and bring back the lost brass sections to play with forgotten Malian stars, leading often to heated arguments over the correct beats, and record an album in Salif Keita's studio in Bamako.Festivals/Awards
202237 DOK.fest Munich
Filmfest Braunschweig
Biberacher Filmfestspiele
On Art -Dance & Music
Festival Cinéma d'Afrique
TAKT Film Festival
Afrikamera
Cast and Crew
- Director Markus CM Schmidt
- Producer Florian Schewe, Markus CM Schmidt
- Director of Photography martin langner
- Editor Markus CM Schmidt
- Sound Tobias Adam
- Score Omniversal Earkestra
Production Company
Film Five GmbHHeidestrasse 54, 10557 Berlin
info@filmfive.net
https://www.filmfive.net
Links / Reference
youtu.be/MX48MQ5rqEs