Je chanterai pour toi / Jonathan Demme and Les Productions Faire Bleu present ; a film by Jacques Sarasin ; with Boubacar Traoré said KarKar, and Ali Farka Touré, Ballaké Sissoko, Madieye Niang ; director, Jacques Sarasin ; produced by Les Productions Faire Bleu and the ORTM, Bamako.

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A look at the life and career of Boubacar Traoré, a Malian musician. Traoré (aka: Kar Kar) was a major radio star in 1960s Mali, but he never released official recordings of his work and hence faded into obscurity. He was "rediscovered" in the 1990s, largely due to the efforts of French & British fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Je chanterai pour toi (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Joris, Lieve, 1953- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Productions Faire Bleu (Firm) (Presenter)
Office de radiodiffusion-télévision du Mali
First-Run Features (Firm)
Other Authors: Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017 (Presenter)
Sarasin, Jacques (Filmmaker, Film director)
Traoré, Boubacar (Singer, Instrumentalist)
Touré, Ali Farka (Singer, Instrumentalist)
Sissoko, Ballake, 1967- (Instrumentalist)
Niang, Madieye (Instrumentalist)
Sangaré, Mamadou (Narrator)
Diabate, Keletigui (Instrumentalist)
Oriach, Stephan (director of photography.)
Lecocq, Philippe (Recording engineer)
Josse, Bernard (Editor of moving image work)
Sidibé, Malik (Photographer)
Barry, Haruna (Conductor)
Cissé, Youssouf Tata (Translator)
Young, Samuel (Translator)
Language:French
English
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In French, with English subtitles.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : First Run Features, 2003.
Edition:Widescreen format.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Traoré, Boubacar.
Blues musicians > Mali > Biography.
Blues (Music) > Mali > History and criticism.
Mali > Social life and customs.
Blues (Music)
Blues musicians.
Manners and customs.
Mali.
Documentary films.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Biography.
Documentary films.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color with black&white sequences ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (31 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Variant Title:
I'll sing for you.
Boubacar Traoré & Ali Farka Touré in I'll sing for you.
Jonathan Demme presents.
Ballad of Boubacar Traoré, master of African blues.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A look at the life and career of Boubacar Traoré, a Malian musician. Traoré (aka: Kar Kar) was a major radio star in 1960s Mali, but he never released official recordings of his work and hence faded into obscurity. He was "rediscovered" in the 1990s, largely due to the efforts of French & British fans.
Note:Originally released as a documentary film in 2001.
"Approx. 77 minutes + bonus material"--Container.
Actual running time 75 min. plus "special features".
"The Ballad of Boubacar Traoré, master of African blues"--Container.
Special features: three musical performances "Maciré" with Kélétigui Diabaté (4:04), "Duna ma yelema" with Ali Farka Touré (5:09) ; "Living without love is impossible" with Madieye Niang (3:48); two interviews, with author Lieve Joris & ethnographer Youssouf Tata Cissé (6:06 ; 4:06) ; archival photo gallery.
Accompanied by one FRF (First Run Features) catalog booklet.
Call Number:CL2 D0046008 VideoDVD
ML420.T73 J4 2003 VideoDVD
Credits:Camera, Stephan Oriach ; sound engineer, Philippe Lecocq ; editor, Bernard Josse ; sound mixer, Jean-Guy Véran ; director, Jacques Sarasin ; photographer, Malik Sidibé ; conductor, Haruna Barry ; translaters, Youssouf Tara Cissé and Samuel Young.
System Details:DVD format; NTSC.
Participant or Performer:
With musicians Boubacar Traoré, Ali Farka Touré, Ballaké Sissoko (kora) , Madieye Niang (calebasse) ; narrator, Mamadou Sangaré.