Music documentaries from Planete Doc Film Festival on DVD

FACES OF WORLD MUSIC
Extraordinary music of Naples as filmed by John Turturro in Passione; a journey to the sounds of txalaparta, national instrument of the Basques in Nomadak Tx; a fascinating cinematic portrait of Youssou N'Dour, whose duet with Neneh Cherry "7 Seconds" won him mainstream popularity (Youssou N'Dour - I Bring What I Love). This is a nutshell description of what awaits viewers of the newest 3 DVD box-set release in the "Faces of..." series, which focuses on music. The box-set contains the following films:

1. Passione dir. John Turturro, Italy/USA 2010, 90 min
2. Nomadak Tx dir. Raúl de la Fuente, Spain 2006, 87 min
3. Youssou N’Dour – I Bring What I Lovedir. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, USA 2008, 102 min

SOUL POWER
In 1974, the most celebrated American R&B acts of the time came together with the most renowned musical groups in Southern Africa for a 12-hour, three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire. The dream-child of Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine, this music festival (known as "Zair '74")) became a reality when they convinced boxing promoter Don King to combine the event with “The Rumble in the Jungle,” the epic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, previously chronicled in the Academy Award-winning documentary When We Were Kings. Inspired by this return to their African roots, as well as the enthusiasm of the Zairian audience, artists involved in the project - who were at the peak of their talents and the height of their careers - gave performances of their lives. The concert has achieved mythological significance as the definitive Africa(n)-American musical event of the 20th Century.