Niger Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel (2005)

A celebration of life in the Sahel region of Africa this film showcases many of Nigers venerable music styles Tuareg Electric Guitar trance rock Bori cult dance ceremonies Fulani Folk and Roadhouse Gospel Raveups are some of the segments included in this latest Folk Cinema classic from Sublime Frequencies Filmed in December of 2004 on location in Niger Hisham Mayet delivers a spontaneous raw and inspiring collection of images music and ceremony again with a single camera presentation from a nation mired in poverty and continual postcolonial disappointment Quoting from Mayets liner notes This is not music as commodity this is music as survival There is a saying in Niger that goes when we die we know we are going to heaven because we already live in Hell well I think its more like the purgatory that we all live in and they sure have managed to transcend with an incredible natural resource Music Dig it