Beating the Drum

50 minute documentary; completed 1998.
Screened on SBS-television in Jan. ‘99.

Synopsis

BEATING THE DRUM enters the controversial debate over the concepts of “world music”, cultural appropriation, musical integrity and ownership, and the current growth in popularity of music from non-Western cultures.
Musicians, academics, broadcasters and World Music aficionados of culturally diverse backgrounds “beat” out a vibrant discussion across Melbourne at night, a discussion that can be extrapolated to most Western ‘multicultural’ cities. But there are no easy answers, and in the end BEATING THE DRUM is a documentary in which the music does the talking.

Musicians- Xylouris Ensemble, Kavisha Mazzella & La Voce Della Luna, Petrunka, Rembetika Compania, Terrasphere, Tom E.Lewis, Inka Marka, Taksim, Ta’Esh Fa’Esh, Vladimir Kocibelli, Thula Sana, Adzohu, Fronteras, Tsicaderis Ensemble & George Telek.