"Director: Pierre Yves Borgeaud"

• Youssou D'Nour - Return To Goree | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £7.88   |  Saving you £12.11 (60.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Africa's slave legacy is explored by internationally acclaimed Senegalese Mbalax singer Youssou N'Dour and world renowned jazz pianist Moncef Genoud in Return To Goree. Opening with a student pilgrimage to Gor''e West Africa's most important transit post where thousands of slaves were processed on to ships bound for the Americas Youssou N'Dour sets out to explore the journey the slaves made and their influence on the cultures they became part of. What he discovers is a rich legacy whose impact upon 20th Century music is beyond doubt. Pierre-Yves Borgeaud's film accompanies Youssou N'Dour on his journey from Dakar to Atlanta New Orleans New York City and finally Luxembourg tracing in the history of jazz the roots of his ancestors. Gathering together some of the world's most exceptional musicians and singers from gospel traditional jazz and soul including the legendary New Orleans jazz drummer Idris Muhammad and ace guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel Youssou N'Dour finally returns to Gor''e for a concert that celebrates Africa's enduring musical culture.

• Viramundo | DVD | (05/08/2013) from £5.19   |  Saving you £12.80 (246.63%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Legendary musician Gilberto Gil embarks on a new kind of world tour through the southern hemisphere. From Bahia he travels to the land of the Aborigines of Australia and the townships of South Africa ending in the Brazilian Amazon region. He continues the work he began as Brazil's first black Minister of Culture - promoting the power of cultural diversity in a globalized world and sharing his vision for our future: a diverse interconnected planet filled with hope exchange... and of course music!