Ethiopiques is the history of ethiopian music told from the perspective of francis falceto and. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul by maciek bochniak germany, poland 2017 70. Offering well deserved exposure for brilliant musicians, many of whom live in poverty in exile today, and featuring old and new footage against the backdrop of the political and social upheaval during the end of haile selassies reign, and the derg junta that took over, ethiopiques revolt of the soul. Their music was sublime but this golden era was brought to an end by the military regime that took over the country and forced the musicians. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who. It is also the best place to start for those interested in diving into the ethiopiques series of cds. The ethiopiques series has been celebrating vintage ethiopian music since 1997, spanning over 30 volumes on cd and several vinyl releases. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. Search results ethiopiqu search for ethiopiqu at tadias magazine. Documentaries that question the world and propose new ways of looking at it. Commenter below, i totally agree with everything you wrote. Powerful music, enchanting witnesses and the pleasures of nostalgia in image and sound ethiopiques revolt of the soul is the story of world.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul by maciek bochniak poland human flow by ai weiwei germany, usa, china, palestine for the festivals full screening schedule click here. He worked together with producer amha eshete, who between 1969 and 1975 made. The 2017 womex daytime and nighttime film screenings took place at the katowices international congress centre icc. Or consult musicbrainz database to correct your tags by hand. But the work of many talented artists can be enjoyed in an ambitious multi. This infectious music influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz as tolerated in the late 20th century while emperor haile selassie was in power in ethiopia but everything changed with the military coup of 1974 when the.
The screening is concluded with a live gig by belgian musician and multiinstrumentalist daan. Oct 20, 2017 powerful music, enchanting witnesses and the pleasures of nostalgia in image and sound ethiopiques revolt of the soul is the story of world music aficionado francis falceto. During the summer cinema zuid will screen each friday a music documentary. Best of ethiopiques golden years of ethiopian music lage. Ethiopiques is the history of ethiopian music told from the perspective of francis falceto and ethiopian musicians.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. To rent 72hour streaming period or buy stream and download anytime this film. Despite their dreams, our main characters will have to choose between survival under a murderous regime or exile. Maciej bochniak germany, poland 2017 70 joe strummer. Documentary in 1997, the western world was first introduced to the rich musical history of ethiopia through the ethiopiques series of cds, which is now in its 30th release.
Many of the cds compile songs from various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia. Ethiopiques shows music as a time capsule accidentally found by one of our characters, francis falceto, after many years. He worked together with producer amha eshete who, between 1969 and 1975, made. A film about the rise, fall and redemption of a group of spectacular ethiopian jazz musicians who in the swinging 60s ignited an explosive cultural revolution in addis ababa. Lp best of ethipiques series includes unlimited streaming of heavenly ethiopiques via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. The story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays. New york tadias ethiopiquesrevolt of the soul is a new documentary that captures the exquisite sounds of the ethiopian classics now preserved in 30 volumes of the internationally acclaimed ethiopiques cd collection featuring some of nations best. Revolt of the soul maciej bochniak driven musicologist francis falceto joins a group of ethiopian musicians as he looks for the meaning of ethiopian music, a unique style of music that had a significant influence on free jazz and pop music of the late 20th century. Julien temple ireland, united kingdom 2007 120 john lennon and yoko ono. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film teaser dir.
This page is a mistagged artist including tracks from the ethiopiques series of compilation albums. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian singers and musicians. Documentary animation james brown is shouting and screaming from the loudspeakers. Directed by maciek bochniak duration 71 polish with english subtitles. Tells the story of the beautiful and swingy seventies in ethiopia. Ethiopia, france, usa north american premiere director in attendance. Pertinent and impertinent documentaries on topical questions and timeless subjects. New york tadias ethiopiques revolt of the soul is a new documentary that captures the exquisite sounds of the ethiopian classics now preserved in 30 volumes of the internationally acclaimed ethiopiques cd collection featuring some of nations best. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian and eritrean singers and musicians. His newest fiction film disco polo reached audience over 860. Many of the ethiopiques cds compile various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records, and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia. An epic story that takes place during four different periods 60s, 70s, 80s and modern times on three continents africa, north america and europe. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul teaser 2017 on vimeo. With mahmoud ahmed, girma beyene, elvis costello, alemayehu eschete.
Ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded the ethiopiques series of cds. Their music was sublime but this golden era was brought to an end by the military regime that took over the. Revolt of the soul is a film about the rise, fall and redemption of a group of spectacular ethiopian jazz musicians who in the swinging 60s ignited an explosive cultural revolution in addis. The nighttime screenings were once again open to the public. Revolt of the soul 2017 the story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays.
Offering well deserved exposure for brilliant musicians, many of whom live in poverty in exile today, and featuring old and new footage against the backdrop of the political and social upheaval during the end of haile selassies reign, and the derg junta that took over, ethiopiques revolt of the soul is a feast for the ethio jazz lover. The music emerged from a less repressive time when emperor haile selassie tolerated this infectious music, with its african sound influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz. This first volume of the ethiopiques series just begins to show the scope of the golden age of ethiopian music, loving assembled, remastered, and annotated. Graduated as scriptwriter of national film school in lodz, poland. The first three songs are by muluken melesse, who enjoys some kind of a legendary status among ethiopians.
Revolt of the soul teaser this film is a teaser produced to raise fund, to find associate producers and sponsors in order. Watch ethiopiques revolt of the soul online vimeo on. The very best of ethiopiques is an excellent showcasce of the diversity of rhythms and melodies contained within the jazz world of the horn of africa, and you will not find anything like it anywhere else on the african continent. Revolt of the soul online free no download ethiopiques. Set against the backdrop of political and social upheaval between the end of the emperor haile selassies reign and rise of the repressive communist derg junta, ethiopiques is an ode to courage, audacity and the artists who produced trailblazing music against all odds. Idfa 2017 trailer ethiopiques revolt of the soul youtube.
Heavenly ethiopiques by various artists, released 19 september 2016 1. Feature ethiopia, france, germany, usa via poland english, french. Documentaries that are carefully researched amd that rigorously explore the subject matter, that are audacious, open to the diversity of the world and that have their place on the international scene. An avid follower of world music, falceto was given a copy at a party in his hometown of poitiers. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded this famous series. The story of the phenomenon of this unique music style which had a considerable influence on late 20th century free jazz and pop music local. People have gathered in front of the record store in ethiopias capital addis ababa, and they are completely transfixed. Whats obvious is the influence of american soul and blues, the former quite apparent in the memphis groove of muluquen melleses wetetie mare, with its smoking bassline. The jazzfunk music that came out of addis ababa in the 1960s and 70s was complex, fun, original, and nearly lost to the world. I have been saying to esat staffs that stop praising derg, in the begging they used to worship derg regime specially the younger crew of esat, but they have reduced a lot the last few years. Click below for more information on each of the films screened.
This collection presents songs from what to me are the best years of ethiopian music 19691975. The third installment of buda musiques ethiopiques series is undoubtedly one of the best, an unlikely occurrence as most of this material was released in 1975 a year after the fall of emperor haile sallassie and after the rise of a repressive military regime that quickly brought to an. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul by maciek bochniak germany. Wav will warm things up with a soundtrack just before the screening at the pixel cafe. Production country and year poland germany, 2017 produced by pokromski studio. Oct 26, 2017 international premiere at idfa 2017 dance in the aisles to the infectious sound of the music that conquered the west through. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul valletta film festival. Revolt of the soul the golden age of ethiopian music teaser. An avid follower of world music, falceto was given a copy at a party in his. Maciek bochniak 2017 in 1997, the western world was first introduced to the rich musical history of ethiopia through the ethiopiques series of cds, which is now in its 30th release. Pokromski studio prezentacja dorobku ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film teaser on vimeo. Please use the musicbrainz tagger or another program to correct your artist, track, and album tags. Jun, 2018 the eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded the ethiopiques series of cds. In the 1970s a music lover opened the first record shop in addis ababa and a legendary record was made.
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