"Talking Guitars" is an intimate portrait of master guitar craftsman, Flip Scipio. The behind-the-scenes music-documentary illustrates the fascinating juxtaposition of the quiet artist and the world of musicians who seek his expertise. His clients include Jackson Browne, David Lindley, Ben Taylor, Paul Simon, David Tronzo, Leni Stern and Carly Simon. It is claimed that Flip "ca...
Following a three year shoot, award-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney has completed production on In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon, the documentary about Paul Simon’s legendary Grammy Award-winning career. The film also follows Simon’s journey creating his new album Seven Psalms, which poses questions about faith and mortality, during the pandemic and while d...
DVD Release Date: September 28, 2010
Run Time: 330 minutes
Bonus disc of extra performances, including songs from Crosby, Stills, and Nash, four more Stevie Wonder songs, full versions of "Iron Man," "Paranoid," and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher," the Simon and Garfunkel classic "Mrs. Robinson," U2 sharing the stage with the Black Eyed Peas, two more Jeff Beck...
受樂迷尊稱為「非洲媽媽」的南非傳奇女伶米瑞安馬卡貝,將畢生貢獻給音樂與人權運動,一九五九年因參與雷昂羅可辛的反種族隔離政策紀錄片《Come Back, Africa》被撤銷南非護照,開始流亡海外,隨後半世紀嚐盡人生百態:獲葛萊美獎、受邀為甘迺迪獻唱、與激進民權領袖卡邁克爾飽受爭議的婚姻、痛失愛女到重返祖國。儘管一生曲折坎坷,但她嘹喨的嗓音,卻總滿溢著對生命的熱情。
芬蘭導演米卡郭利斯馬基,繼《巴西之聲》後再次挑戰所鍾情的世界音樂題材紀錄片,以親友的回憶,以及米瑞安馬卡貝現場演出、聯合國演說等珍貴畫面,娓娓道出這位傳奇女伶用愛與革命編織的生命旅程。「我唱的不是政治,是事實。」米瑞安馬卡貝是非洲音樂的恆星,是溫柔而堅毅的人權鬥士,是非洲的母親。
拉丁美洲偶像Ruben Blades是1970年代纽约Salsa革命的中心。他充满社交气息的歌词和爆炸性的节奏为国际观众带来了Salsa音乐。Blades赢得了17项格莱美奖,在好莱坞演戏,从哈佛大学获得法律学位,甚至竞选他的家乡——巴拿马的总统。他住在纽约,在那里他与家人分享生活,并带着相机参观。备受好评的导演Abner Benaim带领我们踏上了Ruben五十年的职业生涯,揭示Ruben可能仍有音乐和政治野心。这部电影是对这个活生生的传奇人物的庆祝,也是他为了与他的遗产达成协议的努力。
1981年9月19日,在美国纽约中央公园上演了一场摇滚史上着名的音乐会,那就是Simon & Garfunkel举行的免费音乐会,这也是两人各自单飞11年后的首度合作,约50万歌迷前来捧场,场面蔚为壮观,虽然当时两人都已年过40,但是和声依旧美妙。
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CD1:
01. Mrs Robinson
02. Homeward Bound
03. America
04. Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
05. Scarborough Fair
06. April Come She Will
07. Wake Up Little Susie
08. Still Crazy After All These Years
09. American Tune
10. Late in ...
Video clip of Paul Simon's hit song "You Can Call Me Al" from the album Graceland. A comedy act starring both Simon and Chevy Chase with a concept created by Lorne Michaels where Chase's character is having a photo opportunity by stealing the act from Simon while dubbing his song. Later on, both enjoy some good moments doing some choreographed moves and playing some of the inst...