Zakir and His Friends

ByYoav

The Eco Film on Friday, December 18th:

Zakir and His Friends

zakir and his friends

Won best film at the Bombay International Documentary Film Festival

Genre: Documentary. Director: Lutz Leonhardt. Germany, 1998.
91 minutes

You are welcome to join us for Sadhana Forest’s 6th Birthday Celebration! This entertaining music-themed documentary eliminates all commentary or narration in order to present a free flow of visuals as it follows the California-based, Bombay-born Tabla master Zakir Hussein through India while on tour, at home, and performing with other musicians. Rhythmic jaunts to other far-flung locations show Japanese Taiko drummers, Balinese Gamelan players, Venezuelan body percussion, and a Trinidad steel orchestra..

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