Sunday, April 03, 2005

The Black Mozart

Thank you Lia for introducing me to this great Ancestor, Joseph Boulogne, born in Guadeloupe in 1745 from a African mother and whose classical music compositions equalled and inspired Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.

The film "Le Mozart Noir" will hopefully be presented at the next Film Festival in Jacmel (Ayiti).  Meanwhile, I'll buy the DVD and offer it to Tant K, the "born again Ayitian" violonist and revolutionary neo-abolitionist white Amazon of Gwo Jan.

Check out the web site ! http://www.lemozartnoir.com/index.htm

   
   
 

From Media Headquarters Film & Television Inc. comes a fascinating and groundbreaking performance art documentary on the life and music of Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier Saint Georges, also known as "Le Mozart Noir".

Filmed for the first time, the story of Saint Georges portrays the remarkable life of a man who overcame the adversities of class, race and society to become a superstar in 18th century France. Born on Christmas Day, 1745 in Guadeloupe to a slave and a French colonialist, Saint Georges grew to be the first black man to lead France's most important orchestras. His musical compositions inspired Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. As if that weren't enough, Saint-Georges was also France's finest fencer, a famed lover, and a General who led an army of 1000 black soldiers in the French Revolution – unprecedented in European history.

Through the use of beautifully rendered historical recreations, archive-based narration and orchestral performance by the world-famous Tafelmusik Orchestra, Le Mozart Noir reveals in fascinating detail how such a talent was submerged beneath the waves of history.

 


DVD Now Available!

  


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