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Author
Publisher
Rounder
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
Multiple
Description
Throw Down Your Heart chronicles banjo virtuoso and 9 time Grammy award winner Bela Fleck's musical journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo. Bela's boundary-breaking musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of African music. Using his banjo, Bela transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Banjo trailblazer Béla Fleck undergoes his most challenging musical journey so far, into the world of the symphony orchestra. Commissioned to compose a major banjo concerto, for banjo and 80 piece symphony orchestra, Fleck must confront personal, interpersonal, and interdisciplinary obstacles before the sold-out premiere of his work with the Nashville Symphony a year later. Includes excerpts from the live telecast of the premiere, and performances...