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Product Description NEW ORLEANS MUSIC IN EXILE examines what Hurricane Katrina and breached levees did to the city's music community.Shot two months after Hurricane Katrina; the one film that analyzed what Hurricane Katrina and breached levees did to the New Orleans music community, including the relocation of musicians to other cities throughout the South. Like their neighbors, members of the legendary New Orleans music community were devastated by Hurricane Katrina and its tragic aftermath. With NEW ORLEANS MUSIC IN EXILE, noted music documentarian Robert Mugge (DEEP BLUES, GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AL GREEN, THE KINGDOM OF ZYDECO, RHYTHM 'N' BAYOUS) creates an emotional portrait of horror, heartbreak, and hope as the musicians who lived through the disaster pick up the pieces and try to rebuild their lives. Many Crescent City artists are shown giving post-Katrina performances, among them Dr. John, Cyril Neville, Irma Thomas, Kermit Ruffins, Marcia Ball, Theresa Andersson, Eddie Bo, Rebirth Brass Band, The Iguanas, Jon Cleary, Cowboy Mouth, and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, and interviews with these and other musicians make it clear how a Category 5 hurricane, broken levees, floods, looting, black mold, and their consequences wreaked havoc on music and life in America's most colorful city. Mugge, his fellow producer Diana Zelman, and their dedicated crew filmed these interviews and performances not only in New Orleans, but also in Memphis, Lafayette, Houston, and Austin a mere two months after the storm. It was a time when most citizens of New Orleans were living elsewhere, and when few of the city's musicians had even tried to reclaim what was left of their damaged homes and music clubs. It was also a time when few stores, hotels, or restaurants were open for business, and when no one knew if the city as a whole could ever again support those who had left it. In addition to the film itself, the MVD Blu-ray of NEW ORLEANS MUSIC IN EXILE will also include a wealth of bonus features, all of them shot on HD video: an 18-minute short about Lafayette public radio executive David Spizale's personal rescue efforts in New Orleans; Jon Cleary performing ''A History of New Orleans Piano''; six additional bonus performances by participating New Orleans musicians; and seven extended versions of songs performed in the film itself.FEATURING Theresa Andersson - Like A Hurricane Dr. John - Right Place, Wrong Time Cyril Neville - Hey Pockey Way Big Chief Monk Boudreaux - Lightning and Thunder Irma Thomas - Smoke Filled Room Theresa Andersson - It's Gonna Be Okay Stephen Assaf - All Of Me Eddie Bo - My Dearest Darling Marcia Ball - That's Enough of That Stuff Marcia Ball - Louisiana 1927 Kermit Ruffins - When the Saints Go Marching In Rebirth Brass Band - Lord, Lord, Lord The Iguanas - Un Avion The Iguanas - Right Now I'm A' Roamin' Cyril Neville - Blues For New Orleans Cyril Neville - I Will Survive World Leader Pretend - A Grammarian Stuck In A Medical Drama Cowboy Mouth - VooDoo Shoppe Cowboy Mouth - Home beatinpath - Band On The Run Jon Cleary - Moonburn Papa Grows Funk - Rat a Tang Tang Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters Dr. John - Sweet Home New Orleans Review Historically invaluable...an intimate and eye-popping meditation on the resiliency of the artists and the magnitude of the loss.' Eddie Cockrell, Variety 'NEW ORLEANS MUSIC IN EXILE should not be missed. Eye-opening stuff.' Boston Herald 'Thoughtful, soulful and richly atmospheric [with] powerhouse performances.' Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 'This film is a tragic yet triumphant story of the human spirit... It serves as an inspiration to us all.' Steve Hammer --NUVO (Indianapolis)
D**R
Five Stars
Great DVD from a talented man.
A**J
New Orleans' Excellent Artists Share Music and Views
10/23/10 "Where You At" vs "What's Dat" is the central theme of this excellent DVD of "New Orleans, Music In Exile"..Totally excellent in all its info about :its neighborhoods(the "wards"),:its culture(which defined itself ethnically and culturally): its spirit(developed via spirituality), :and explanation of its "When The Saints Come Marching In" Procession ("which is not coincidentally as much about "the requiem", as actually about the "repas") and :the many great talents,some of whom have already returned ,which caused New Orleans' mayor to say to the states ,cities, towns outside of New Orleans after 'hurricane Katrina',:"You only have our musicians on loan until we bring them back home to New Orleans".10/23/10 abj
W**R
Five Stars
A great look at post katrina NOLA music. If you are a fan of Treme you will love this.
D**Y
Great music.
Great music.
T**N
Five Stars
Great!!
B**R
The Gumbo Seeps Into the Chili
Hurricane Katrina destroyed not only large parts of the city of New Orleans but it also came very close to destroying its musical and cultural heritage. Robert Mugge's local documentary New Orleans Music in Exile explores this phenomena.Made up of interviews with many of the musicians who were forced out of their homes and into foreign cities, the documentary showcases the talent that made New Orleans a vibrant place more than a mere brand name. The artists involve make this film feel local. Its a different feeling than one got watching Spike Lee's excellent documentary When the Levees Broke. Possibly because the persons interviewed were known to me it seemed more immediate more tragic. If the City is to live again its up to the powers that be to bring all of the people of New Orleans back home.In the film we get stories from Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville, Kermit Ruffins and others who have been forced to make their lives in different places from Memphis to Austin to New York. The thread that holds all of these stories together is that many of these artists while desperately wanting to come home have begun to build their lives and careers over again in new surroundings.The film also features performances by Marcia Ball, Eddie Bo, Cowboy Mouth and others that are very much worth checking out. Of special interest is a haunting version of Neil Young's Like A Hurricane performed by Theresa Andersson.The disk features a widesceen presentation and Dolby Stereo. It would have been nice to have a 5.1 track to go with the music but the audio stands up on its own.The extras feature an informal history of New Orleans piano by English transplant Jon Cleary and a very good piece on a rescue mission by Dave Spizale the general manager of KRVS of Lafayette that are well worth looking into.This may be a small release but it is one that is worthwhile as a cultural document relating to one of the greatest ongoing disasters in American history.
C**H
"Sweet Home New Orleans"
This documentary captures the heart-break, resurgence, and return-home (and what all went on in between) of various Musicians, Recording Studios, and such that were in New Orleans before Katrina. Video of the storm's wrath is interspersed at the beginning, a bit, to provide just the right amount of context (and to remind us all). Songs written about the affects of the storm by Musicians who lost their houses and all their possessions are shared. It is quite wonderful that all or most of the entire songs are shared on this documentary rather than just excerpts. Truly wonderfully done. It was done in 2006; it would be great to have now an update and to re-do the film to see "Where Ya At" NOW !! It is quite worth seeing, and you will be even more drawn to it and touched by it if you were among those of us who went down afterward and were part of the recovery and rescue work... May the Creative Spirit and Artistry of New Orleans return, recover, and live on. - channahsorah.
F**X
Three Stars
I love that they talk with Irma Thomas, the documentary was okay. I'm hard to impress tho.
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