THE MALI-CUBA CONNECTION / AFRICA MIA Purchasing:DVD Only Director: Paulo Cezar Saraceni

Director: Paulo Cezar Saraceni

was home to Africa’s greatest movie-maker

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The award-winning drama Kuessipan by Myriam Verreault was adapted from the acclaimed novel Kuessipan and co-written with the novel’s First Nation Canadian author Naomi Fontaine

and who struggled against the imperatives of being a "star

THE MALI-CUBA CONNECTION / AFRICA MIA Purchasing:DVD Only Director: Paulo Cezar SaraceniIn the midst of the Cold War, ten young promising musicians from Mali are sent to Cuba to study music and strengthen cultural links between the two socialist countries. Combining Malian and Afro Cuban influences, they develop a revolutionary new sound and become the iconic ensemble Las Maravillas de Mali. New Years Eve 2000. Richard Minier, a French music producer meets a former member of the band in Bamako and decides to bring the band back together.