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American Epic, Episode 1, The Big Bang
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directed by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017; produced by Duke Erikson, 1951-, Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017 and Allison McGourty, 1964-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises and Thirteen Productions, in American Epic, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 57 mins
THE BIG BANG: In the Roaring 20s, music scouts with cutting-edge recording technology set out across America to capture the unsung voices of everyday folk. This is the Big Bang of modern popular music–the first time America hears itself.
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directed by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017; produced by Duke Erikson, 1951-, Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017 and Allison McGourty, 1964-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises and Thirteen Productions, in American Epic, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 57 mins
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American Epic, Episode 2, Blood and Soil
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directed by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017; produced by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017, Allison McGourty, 1964-, Duke Erikson, 1951-, William Morgan, fl. 2017, Bill Holderman, fl. 2013 and Adam Block, fl. 2017, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises and Thirteen Productions, in American Epic, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 57 mins
BLOOD & SOIL: America’s poor–cotton field slaves, mine workers, sharecroppers–find freedom through music, creating gospel, protest songs, and Delta Blues.
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directed by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017; produced by Bernard MacMahon, fl. 2017, Allison McGourty, 1964-, Duke Erikson, 1951-, William Morgan, fl. 2017, Bill Holderman, fl. 2013 and Adam Block, fl. 2017, British Broadcasting Corporation, Wildwood Enterprises and Thirteen Productions, in American Epic, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 57 mins
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American Masters, Season 36, Episode 3, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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directed by Ben Shapiro, fl. 1969 and Sam Pollard, fl. 1989; produced by Julie Sacks, fl. 1996, Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Ben Shapiro, fl. 1969, Ford Foundation JustFilms, American Masters Pictures, Black Public Media and Public Broadcasting Service, in American Masters, Season 36, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 1 hour 22 mins
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes explores the life and music of the legendary drummer, bandleader and social activist--a remarkable series of creative peaks, personal struggles and reinventions--from Jim Crow to the Civil Rights years, from the heady days of post-war modern jazz to hip hop and beyond.
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directed by Ben Shapiro, fl. 1969 and Sam Pollard, fl. 1989; produced by Julie Sacks, fl. 1996, Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Ben Shapiro, fl. 1969, Ford Foundation JustFilms, American Masters Pictures, Black Public Media and Public Broadcasting Service, in American Masters, Season 36, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 1 hour 22 mins
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Gayelle, Series One, Programme 19, 1988 Series 1, Programme 19
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presented by Dennis Hall, 1949- and Ian Eligon, fl. 1988; produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016 and Tony Hall, 1948-, Banyan Productions; interview by Mark Lyndersay, Karen Martinez, fl. 1991 and Josanne Leonard, fl. 1991; performed by Run DMC, in Gayelle, Series One, Programme 19 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1988), 30 mins
Teaser: Run DMC welcome to Gayelle
Opening Sequence with Theme KADAMBARI by Ron Reid
Dennis Hall and broadcaster Ian Eligon rapping radio studio introduce the programme
Mark Lyndersay interviews Master Rapper Big C about Rap, Hip Hop in Trinidad Kenton Johnson dances and speaks to Karen Martinez about his Lip S...
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presented by Dennis Hall, 1949- and Ian Eligon, fl. 1988; produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016 and Tony Hall, 1948-, Banyan Productions; interview by Mark Lyndersay, Karen Martinez, fl. 1991 and Josanne Leonard, fl. 1991; performed by Run DMC, in Gayelle, Series One, Programme 19 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1988), 30 mins
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Gospel pour 100 Voix
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directed by Greg Germain, 1947-; produced by Marie-Pierre Bousquet, fl. 2011, Ewilona Prod and Axe Sud; performed by Gospel pour 100 voix (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose (Film distributor), 2017), 2 hours 19 mins

Gospel for 100 voices is the biggest choir in the world. They sing the great standards of gospel, traditional American religious songs expressing the pain of slavery as much as the joy of being together. They also play Caribbean, African gospel and current urban gospel. It has more than 75 singers from 24 countrie...

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directed by Greg Germain, 1947-; produced by Marie-Pierre Bousquet, fl. 2011, Ewilona Prod and Axe Sud; performed by Gospel pour 100 voix (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose (Film distributor), 2017), 2 hours 19 mins
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Gospel, Season 1, Episode 4, Gospel's Second Century
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directed by Shayla Harris; produced by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Eric Thielman, fl. 2019 and Kevin Burke, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
Gospel’s hour 4 opens in the 1990s, when a new generation of music producers, record executives and artists embraced the secular rhythms of R&B and hip-hop to modernize the gospel sound. The launch of the Platinum Age of Gospel brought commercially successful songs about faith to millions in clubs, on cable TV a...
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directed by Shayla Harris; produced by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Eric Thielman, fl. 2019 and Kevin Burke, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
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Mr. SOUL!
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directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Melissa Haizlip; produced by Melissa Haizlip, Shoes in the Bed Productions (Israel-Palestine: Film Platform, 2018), 1 hour 44 mins
From 1968 to 1973, the public television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an uncompromising celebration of Black culture. The series was among the first to provide expanded images of African Americans on television, shifting the gaze from inner-city poverty and v...
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directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Melissa Haizlip; produced by Melissa Haizlip, Shoes in the Bed Productions (Israel-Palestine: Film Platform, 2018), 1 hour 44 mins
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Musical Holdouts
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directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1976), 49 mins
This classic, entertaining documentary on American traditional music features varied individuals and groups who have not become part of the melting pot of American society.From front porch banjo pickers in Appalachia and the Bluegrass Festival circuit to black children on the Carolina sea islands, cowboys, and Che...
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directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1976), 49 mins
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Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
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directed by Daniel Leonard Bernardi, fl. 2015 and David De Rozas, fl. 2014; produced by Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017 and Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, El Dorado Films (El Dorado Hills, CA: El Dorado Films, 2018), 23 mins
Combining unseen footage with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of Noble Sissle incredible life journey that spans "The Harlem Hell Fighters" of World War I, Broadway Theatre, the Civil Rights movement, and decades of Black cultural production.
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directed by Daniel Leonard Bernardi, fl. 2015 and David De Rozas, fl. 2014; produced by Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017 and Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, El Dorado Films (El Dorado Hills, CA: El Dorado Films, 2018), 23 mins
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Our Great Day: A Bond with Houston Blues
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directed by Rubén Durán, fl. 1992; produced by Rubén Durán, fl. 1992, CAB 95 films (Houston, TX: Rubén Durán, 2019), 53 mins
This documentary pays tribute to the rich African American blues heritage of the largest city in Texas by tracing the unlikely relationship between a cast of colorful characters and a Chicagoborn photographer now living in Ireland. The primary focus is a 1998 reunion of almost 80 musicians for a group portrait, an...
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directed by Rubén Durán, fl. 1992; produced by Rubén Durán, fl. 1992, CAB 95 films (Houston, TX: Rubén Durán, 2019), 53 mins
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