But I didn t know it at that time.
So this experience at the funeral of Tabu Ley in 2013 leads you to these people, and that s where you get the idea to make this film?
Long story short, the idea of the film probably happened in two moments. The first moment was when I watched an American documentary film called
Playing for Change.
Yes. That s where musicians around the world collaborate together on covers of famous songs. Beautiful stuff.
Yes, made by Mark Johnson. I fell in love with that. I said, “Wow. The sound is amazing. How did he get that sound?” There were the microphones on camera. I loved it. I said, “One day if I could do something with that same energy, it would be amazing.” And while that film was still on my mind, I met Brazzos and Petit Pierre. Those were the first two Congolese rumba legends I met, before Kuka. And they told me about the African Jazz s trip to Brussels for the negotiations for the independence of Congo in January 1960. I had read a litt
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Photo credit: Ford Motor Company Here are a handful of notable events that shaped agriculture on April 7 over the years.
1 year ago Aside from some extreme drought in southern Texas, severe drought in southwest Kansas, and a small area of abnormally dry conditions in northwest North Dakota, the top corn growing states had adequate moisture to start the planting season last year. Photo credit: U.S. Drought Monitor
31 years ago Farm Aid’s fourth concert at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 7, 1990, brought 70 artists together with farmers plus environmental and consumer advocates. The musical line-up included Bonnie Raitt; Elton John; Don Henley; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Garth Brooks. The show sold out in 90 minutes. A new message emerged from that effort: the well-being of our land, food, and water supply depends on a network of family farmers who care about how our food is grown.