Showing a couple of things this Sunday (03/22/09).
Starts at 10:30PM.
It’s free.
I will be doing my normal three-video-thing again next Sunday (03/29/09) at Dan’s as well.
ILÉ AIYÉ (The House of Life)
David Byrne, 1989 (51 min.)
ILÉ AIYÉ is David Byrne’s breathtaking 1989 documentary on Candomblé,
the African-influenced spirit cult of the Bahia region of Brazil.
ILÉ AIYÉ explores the ways in which Candomblé has influenced the daily
life and culture of the people of Brazil in music, art, religion,
theater, food, dance, poetry and more. ILÉ AIYÉ uses experimental film
techniques, music, and cultural observation to express the life and
rituals of Candomblé and the symbolic manifestation of the Orishás, the
deities which represent the wide range of natural and spiritual forces.
The rhythms of the sacred drums and bells, a dance of spiritual
ecstasy, offerings and sacrifices, divination and the visitation of the
Orishás through trance are all part of the color and life of Candomblé.
Complemented by the original score from David Byrne recorded with
Bahian musicians, the music in ILÉ AIYÉ includes ritual music recorded
during ceremonies as well as popular Brazilian songs influenced by
Candomblé.
Compiled by Spike Priigen (90 min.)
Spike Priggen’s compilation of rare music video and film clips for the 2005 WFMU Record Fair.
Includes the only known footage of The Beach Boys performing a song written by Charles Manson.
1. Cheap Trick Japanese TV Commercial
2. Cheap Trick “Hello There” Live At Budokan
3. Box Tops “Turn On A Dream” + “Soul Deep” (on The Mike Douglas Show)
4. Flaming Ember “Westbound #9″on “Upbeat!”
5. The Honey Cone “Want Ads” on “Soul Train”
6. Os Mutantes “Panis Et Circenses” + “Fuga #2″
7. The Clash “Clash City Rockers” (on Something Else)
8. Wire “Practice Makes Perfect” (on Musikladen)
9. The Move “Flowers In The Rain” Promo Film
10. Mick Jagger “Memo From Turner” From “Performance”
11. “The Judge” TV Commercial with Paul Revere & The Raiders
12. Bee Gees “NY Mining Disaster 1941″ + “To Love Somebody” Melbourne 1971
13. Scott Walker “Man From Reno” Video
14. Roy Wood “Forever” on “Top Of The Pops”
15. “Shapes Of Things To Come” Max Frost & The Troopers (from “Wild In The Streets”)
16. “Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!” Trailer
17. Ohio Express “1-2-3 Red Light” on Upbeat!
18. Harry Nilsson “Coconut” + “1941″ BBC 1971
19. The Cowsills “Where Is Love” + “II x II” (on Playboy After Dark)
20. Dwight Twilley Band “Twilley Don’t Mind” (on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert)
21. Beach Boys “Never Learn Not To Love” (on The Mike Douglas Show)
