Harlem Renaissance / Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole
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Actor: Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Dorothy Dandridge, Duke Ellington, Nat 'King' ColeDirector: Marino Amoruso
Brand: Kultur
Producer: Dennis Hedlund
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
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DVD Review: Not about the Harlem Renaissance
Summary: 1 Stars
The title of this DVD is very misleading, as none of the footage here is from the Harlem Renaissance. The Renaissance ran from 1919 to about 1932, which was still the "silent era" in film. The film and TV clips included on this DVD are all from after the Renaissance, from the 1930s to the 1950s. Of course this is hard to tell, since none of the clips appears with a source or date. While of interest, the musical numbers here focus on big bands that played for mostly white audiences. Absent are the black blues women of the period 1915-1930 (Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, etc.) who were essential voices for African American expression in the period, especially for women. People unfamiliar with the period will be led astray by this DVD. Instead, get "Against the Odds: the Artists of the Harlem Renaissance," or sample the early episodes of Ken Burns's series on Jazz. There was also a great series called "I'll Make Me a World," which covers the rise of African American culture in fine detail, but it doesn't appear to be easily available.
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