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June 1st, 2008
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The JPPC’s 86th Annual Spring Concert will spotlight the songs of the Father of Yiddish Theatre, Abraham Goldfaden (“Rozhinkes mit mandlen” / “Raisins and Almonds”), and will perform Wolf Younin/Maurice Rauch’s rarely-heard folk oratorio, “Fun Viglid biz Ziglid” (“From Lullaby to Song of Victory”), tracing two Jewish children’s lives before and after the Holocaust. English translations provided. Presented by Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus. www.thejppc.org
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| Double Feature! Sunday, June 1, 5:00 pm
Tuesday, June 3, 7:30 pm
Keita, Voice of a Griot
1994. France. Dani Kouyate. 94 min. Color.
An elderly griot tells a boy a rousing account of his ancestors. Sunday, June 1, 6:45 pm
Tuesday, June 3, 9:15 pm
As Old As My Tongue: The Myth and Life of Bi Kidude 2007. UK. Andy Jones. 75 min. Color.
This 93-year-old Swahili singer is a living legend on her home island of Zanzibar.
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| Triple Feature! 8:30 pm Three Kings of Belize 2007. Canada. Katia Paradis. 88 min. Color.
A documentary about legendary Garifuna musicians Paul Nabor, Florencio Mess & Wilfred Peters. 10:10 pm Dry Wood
1973. USA. Les Blank. 37 minutes. Color.
A glimpse into the life, food and Mardi Gras celebrations of black Creoles in French Louisiana. 10:45 pm We Are the Music
1964. Cuba. Rogelio Paris. 66 min.
An overview of the Golden Age of Cuban music before and immediately after the Revolution.
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A live performance of newly released album “Reason or Rhyme” featuring The
Dalton Chamber
Players, The Fuzz, and various special guests.
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