Slideshow
And the Roots of Rhythm Remain
Presented by Joe Boyd
Wednesday, April 1
6:30
An audiovisual journey guided by Joe Boyd, legendary record producer and author of And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music. Q&A and book signing (available at concessions) to follow.
NOTE: This event is SOLD OUT.
A standby line will form at the box office 30 minutes prior to showtime.
A globe-hopping musical presentation blending stories and excerpts from Boyd’s book with rarely screened clips, photos, and recordings, tracing the impact of the world’s musical traditions on so-called “Western” pop music. In tracing the interconnectedness of these rhythms, Boyd brings to life the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped music. Featuring footage of Ravi Shankar, Ivo Papasov, Kate Bush, Django Reinhardt, Dizzy Gillespie, and many more.
Joe Boyd is a record producer and writer, known for his acclaimed memoir, White Bicycles. Artists he has produced include Nick Drake, R.E.M., Toots and the Maytals, Richard Thompson, Pink Floyd, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, and ¡Cubanismo! among many others over the course of a nearly sixty-year career. After graduating from Harvard in 1964, he tour-managed Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, and others before serving as production manager for the historic 1965 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals. He then moved to London to open Elektra Records’ office and started the famous UFO club, which became the center of London’s psychedelic revolution. In 1979 he launched his own label, Hannibal Records, which was at the forefront of bringing global artists to western audiences. As a film producer, his credits include AMAZING GRACE and JIMI HENDRIX. A gifted raconteur, he appears frequently on radio, podcasts, and documentaries.
Approx. 100 min.
Presented with support from The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Fund
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