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Pittsburgh Artist Jasiri X Performs Live Score To 1925 Film 'Body And Soul'
Pittsburgh Artist Jasiri X Performs Live Score To 1925 Film 'Body And Soul'
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
"Body and Soul," the seminal work of the first major African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux is being given new life in a showcase tonight at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont . The screening of this feature length melodrama starring Paul Robeson comes with an original hip-hop score performed live by Pittsburgh artist Jasiri X. We'll talk with Jasiri X about how this project came together. Joining the conversation is black film scholar Joseph Kennedy.
Released:
Jun 17, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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