REVIEWS:

"...lively...A good choice for music and multicultural video collections"
Booklist, American Library Association

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SYNOPSIS:

The philosophy, history, techniques and raison d'etre of percussion in West Africa, Caribbean, Japan and South India.
Among highlights: Montreal Sunday in the Park Tam-Tam jam session and the first international Taiko festival in LA The program was shot on location in Montreal, Mont Tremblant, LA. and Shanghai.
And true to the spirit of the series, RESPECT THE BEAT ends with a `world beat' set with drums from all the above mentioned turfs.
WITHOUT RESPECT, IT'S NOISE!!!
Un coeur qui battre, c'est tambour!
RESPECT THE BEAT is a self-contained program, second in the JOURNEY IN MUSIC series, which focuses on the primal elements of our organic musical heritage.

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Respect the Beat

TECHNICAL INFO:

52 min. BetaSP, Stereo, Colour

LANGUAGES:

RESPECT THE BEAT - original English version

SAISIR LE "BEAT" - original French version

CAST & CREW:

Cast:

• Senegal, Carribean, Arabic hand drums- Michel Seguin and friends
• Japanese drums- Arashi Daiko
• South Indian drums- Ganesh Anandan

Crew:

• Director of Photography Michael Wees
• Sound Michel Zabitsky
• Editor Marlene Millar
• Host and Research Janet Lumb
• Assistant to Director Melissa Decaire

Conceptualized, Produced and directed by Hunt Hoe

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:

• Canadian Independent Film & Video Fund
• CFCF-12
• Gouvernement du Quebec ( Tax Credits Program )
• Gouvernement du Canada ( Tax Credits Program )

DISTRIBUTION:

• Canada & World: FOREIGN GHOSTS SOCIETY INC.
• U.S.A. THE CINEMA GUILD

   

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