Dissonance and harmony : Arabic music goes West / [written], produced and directed by Jonathan Brandeis ; produced by Firstars, Inc. ; WETA.

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Follows a group of musicians from the Middle East as they travel to the United States to work with American musicians, form bonds, entertain people, and discuss how the political situations in their countries have direct effects on their music, careers, and beliefs. Features Egyptian pop star Saad E...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Firstars, Inc
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Brandeis, Jonathan (Producer, Director, Screenwriter)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Optional video descriptions; closed-captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Music > Arab countries > History and criticism.
Musicians > Arab countries.
Music in intercultural communication.
Music.
Musicians.
Arab countries.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Arabic music goes West.
Other Uniform Title:America at a crossroads (Television program)
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Follows a group of musicians from the Middle East as they travel to the United States to work with American musicians, form bonds, entertain people, and discuss how the political situations in their countries have direct effects on their music, careers, and beliefs. Features Egyptian pop star Saad El Soghayar, Jordanian composer and devout Muslim Tareq Al Nassar, Lebanese hip-hop artist Wael Kodeih (a.k.a. Rayess Bek), Lebanese activist Tania Saleh, and Ilham Al Madfai, an Iraqi guitarist who was the first to play traditional Iraqi folk music on Western instruments.
Note:Special feature: additional performances from the Roxy Hollywood concert.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CT9 D0103456 Region 2 VideoDVD
Audience:
TV-PG.
ISBN:0793670071
9780793670079
Credits:Director of photography, Edward Marritz ; series music, Michael Whalen ; series producer, Leo Eaton.
System Details:DVD. NTSC; region 1; stereo; anamorphic widescreen format; dual-layer.
DVD (Region 2): Not compatible with American DVD players.
Participant or Performer:
Host: Miles Copeland.
Event Details:
Originally broadcast on PBS on Nov. 2, 2008 as an episode of the television program America at a crossroads.