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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World

Sat, Aug 19 / 9 pm
Sun, Aug 20 / 3 pm
Sat, Aug 26 / 3 pm & 9 pm
Sun, Aug 27 / 7 pm
Thu, Aug 31 / 9 pm
Directed by Catherine Brainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana
2017, Canada, 103 min

The story of the profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, and others, RUMBLE shows how these talented Native musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives. Inspired by the Smithsonian Institution exhibit “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians In Popular Culture,” at the National Museum of the American Indian the film features dynamite performances along with rare archival footage and interviews with musicians, historians and family members including: Buddy Guy, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Bennett, Taj Mahal, Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Martin Scorsese, Derek Trucks, Corey Harris, Guy Davis, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Monk Boudreaux, George Clinton, Jackson Browne, Martha Redbone, James “Hutch” Hutchinson, Joy Harjo, Iggy Pop, Wayne Kramer (MC5), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Pura Fe Crescioni (Ulali), Mike Inez (Alice in Chains), Slash (Guns ‘N’ Roses), Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Pat Vegas (Redbone), Buffy Sainte-Marie, and many others.

Reviews

An unforgettable and political exploration of a musical history that was silenced for too long. - Alexander Rogalski, Hot Docs Revelatory in almost every sense. Astoundingly rich and resonant.-
- Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter
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