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About That Popular 'Black Films Don't Sell ...Preview Feature Doc 'Sample This' (The Musicians You've Always Heard But Never Heard Of)
I like the look and sound of this. It's titled Sample This, and from that you could probably guess what it's about.
Directed by Dan Forrer, the film documents the incredible true story of how Charles Manson, Richard Nixon, Sirhan Sirhan, and the great musicians of the 1970s entwined to create one of the most influential albums in history.
On the streets of the Bronx in the summer of 1973, DJ Herc took the percussion breaks from an obscure album and extended them by playing them back to back using two copies of the same record. The songs he used from that album Bongo Rock, Apache, and other tracks from the Incredible Bongo Band are far and away the most sampled tracks in the history of hip hop, used by artists from Will Smith to Missy Elliott to Nas, Kanye, and Jay-Z.
It's a captivating story of a sound that has influenced artists for decades, and it will screen at the Austin Film Festival twice this weekend and next week; so if you're in the area, you can check it out. Click HERE for specific time, location and ticket info.
The filmmaker will be in attendance.
Here's its trailer:
2 Comments
JMac | October 18, 2012 9:27 PM
Looks great. Typed in Incredible Bongo Band on whosampled.com and it's ridiculous how many songs and artists have sampled their music... and it's probably not complete. I always thought Apache (the original) was a Sugar Hill Gang song.
Xi | October 18, 2012 4:54 PM
I can't wait to see this somewhere! Music, History & Documentaries...these are a few of my favorite things!