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Crossroads
Part 1 with Louis Armstrong, Olu Dara, Billie Holiday, Nicholas Payton, Dianne Reeves, Tito Puente, Chucho Valdés, and others. Part 2 with Manu Dibango, King Sunny Adé, Noa, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Paco de Lucia, Django & | Babik Reinhardt and others.
A 2 parts documentary, moderated by Dee Dee Bridgwater. Part 1: From Blues to Bossa On the search for the roots and origins of Jazz, we journey into the European and African music traditions and discover the cultural heritages of Jazz from Rio to New Orleans. Part 2: From Highlife to Musette On the road where European and African music converge, we discover the diverse influences of Jazz and her offshoots that exist today. New styles and revivals of past traditions enrich Jazz and render it the essential element of our entire music culture.
Facts
Prog. No.
2031
Music genre
Documentary
Length
119 mins
Director
Thorsten Schütte
Producers
EuroArts, Südwestrundfunk © EuroArts, SWR
Production year
1999