PBS America at a Crossroads - Dissonance and Harmony, Arabic Music Goes West (2008.HDTV.SoS).avi

Originally aired: 2008.11.02

"Since the attacks of September 11, the U.S. relationships with the countries of the Middle East have become increasingly strained and confusing. But citizens are not governments, and where governments are about politics, citizens are about culture. Where politics is often dedicated to objectives, spin and formality, culture goes deeper and defines real, everyday experience.


Photo by Aaron Stipkovich. DISSONANCE AND HARMONY presents a rare portal into a vital and entertaining world shared by both Western and Middle Eastern cultures, the world of music. The film examines the struggles and successes of five very different Middle Eastern artists in their homelands and then tracks their experiences coming to the United States to the city of Los Angeles to collaborate with Western musicians."

more info: www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/about/show_dissonance.html

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Runtime: 56:04


Source: OTA High Definition 1080i


Encoding: xvid.720x416.1600kbps.mp3.160.vbr


File Size: 700MB

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