Chapter 9: Movies and documentaries

Blues appeared as a source of figurative images, humor, and irony and as an insight that allows us to reflect on the human condition. Always wanted to do a story about the Blues that reflects not only its nature and its content, but also alluded to his own way. In short, a story that you give a real idea of the Blues. "

Godfathers and Sons ("Godfathers and Sons")

They call them Blues Brothers 2003 - an animated film, led by Marc Levin, the Hip-Hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records) returns to Chicago to explore the heyday Chicago Blues of trying to create a musical production that brings together veterans of the blues, with musicians of the current Hip-Hop, as has been done with Common and The Roots. Together with previously unreleased archival footage of Howlin 'Wolf, are original performances of Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner and Sam Lay.

Levin explains: "When we were shooting with Sam Lay and his band at the Chicago Blues Festival, they were playing a classic Muddy Waters -" I Got My Mojo Workin. "I closed my eyes and let me carry up to I was 15 when I was in the basement of some friends, listening to band Blues Paul Butterfield for the 1st time. My life changed that day and, 35 years later, the music continues to move me. Sentiment of the day what was revealed to realize this movie. "

RED, WHITE & BLUES ("Red, White & Blues")

During the '60s, the UK was the scene of a vibrant social revolution. The movements of revival of traditional themes of Jazz and Folk, after the war, spread their seeds - a fertile musical ground - the roots of creating a new genre of Blues, entirely influenced by original and authentic Blues African Americans. The British musicians within this musical revolution, continued to pay tribute to the creators of music and form a huge audience, globally conscious of their tastes by Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin 'Wolf, Freddie King, among others.

Mike Figgie’s film is a mix of interviews with key artists of the movement of British Blues and a new song from Jam Session, improvised by a cast of stars in the famous Abbey Road studios: Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Lulu and others references of classic Blues, accompanied by a magnificent band of musicians. The result is electrifying!

Fig’s explains: "I'm interested in why there is so much excitement about this music of black origin, among Europeans. To that end, I gathered a group of these musicians added to the list and some young talent. Thankfully, the result of the recording of session, with some references of Blues, and the discussions that followed, did light on why the blues were re-interpreted abroad and reintroduced as a means universally accepted”