Bela Fleck Film:"Throw Down Your Heart"

General Discussion
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Official Web Site for the Film…

http://www.throwdownyourheart.com/index.html

Really looking forward to seeing this film! :thumbsup

Auntie Hope :pickin

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Hey, that’s pretty cool! Can’t wait to see it. No movie trailer or photos up yet, but the premise sounds interesting. Maybe we should include a screening along with the traditional TBF slideshow!

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this looks great! I hope Bela gets a good distributor. I’d love to see this in a home town theater!

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The trailer is up. It looks great. :thumbsup

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My computer won’t show the trailer on their website but the video on their MySpace page is great!

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I didn’t know this was in the making . . . sweeeeeeeeeet :thumbsup

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Bela Fleck and his brother, Sascha Paladino, took the trip to Africa in January of 2005. The film has been “in the works” ever since. For those of us that are dye-hard Bela fans… it’s been a long wait.

The film, “Throw Down Your Heart” will have it’s first screening at SXSW in early March. You can find the exact date on the films web-site or SXSW’s web-site.

Auntie Hope :pickin

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:rock

I’ll let you know how it is.

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Sweet!

Music clips are up too now btw.

Adam

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:evil You Stinkaaa :evil

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What’s the link?
All I could find was the Fecktones page, and I couldn’t find it there.

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Here ya go, Mr. Mayor! :thumbsup

“Throw Down Your Heart” on myspace dot com.

Auntie Hope :pickin

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Uhhhhhh Tom :wave

You must be obviously retired :lol :lol :lol

:cheers

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Jerry! Love the new pic!
Ah yes, I remember a couple-few intimate hours with that sink :slight_smile:

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For you Hope: http://throwdownyourheart.com/screenings.html

Nashville Film Festival
Thursday 17 April - Thursday 24 April 2008
(Screening dates to be determinded)

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OH! HELL YEAH!!!

THANK YOU, ADAM!!!

:woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo

Auntie Hope :pickin

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Hmmm…I don’t see Grand Junction, CO on the screenlings list. That bites. We are, after all, the center of the universe.

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:lol :lol :lol Not.

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Here Ya Go, Hooch! The Review from SXSW…

[i][b]"Another great film at the fest is Throw Down Your Heart, a film documenting banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck and his journey to return the banjo to its place of origin, Africa.

While the banjo has its origins on the continent, the modern version of the instrument hasn’t been seen or heard by most Africans. Likewise, most of the native instruments featured in the film are equally unfamiliar to Fleck. The juxtaposition of such tones and talent make for a fantastic musical documentary. Traveling to various countries, Fleck encounters and collaborates with singers as well as instrumentalists on percussion and stringed instruments, even meeting his match with another virtuoso on the thumb piano. While some of the featured musicians are little known local folk performers, others are renowned celebrities in their own right who Fleck intentionally sought out to work with.

The result is a mesmerizing collection of music. Part of the beauty of the songs comes directly from the mutual admiration of Fleck and his musical compatriots. Because of language barriers in some cases, the musicians literally converse through song, speaking notes in lieu of words.

Director Sascha Paladino does a great job capturing all of this musical magic on film. With the help of a genius sound engineer, the film maker is able to seize otherwise once in a lifetime performances for us all to enjoy. This documentary is a real treat for music and film lovers alike.
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:thumbsup :thumbsup
Thanks Hope.

Now How do I get Bela to come out here and explain it all at the Dance Palace? Preferably with a banjo in hand ? Geeeee - a screening coupled with live music explaining the concept?

Maybe I’m on to something. :8

:cheers :cheers :cheers