Dambé: The Mali Project
2008 Irish film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dambé: The Mali Project is a documentary film directed by Dearbhla Glynn (Dublin to Gaza), and produced by Vanessa Gildea. The film documents as the Irish musicians Liam Ó Maonlaí and Paddy Keenan embark on a musical adventure to Mali in West Africa. Travelling over 3,000 miles they meet and collaborate with people from musicians (Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté) to nomadic herders, culminating in a performance at the remote musical festival Festival au Désert.
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Directed by | Dearbhla Glynn |
Produced by | Vanessa Gildea |
Starring | Liam Ó Maonlaí Paddy Keenan Afel Bocoum and Alkibar Toumani Diabaté Ali Farka Touré Sally'Ag Wantifout Tartit Tinariwen |
Cinematography | Paddy Jordan Dearbhla Glynn |
Edited by | Jim Bruce |
Music by | Liam Ó Maonlaí Paddy Keenan Afel Bocoum and Alkibar Toumani Diabaté Ali Farka Touré Sally'Ag Wantifout Tartit Tinariwen |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Ireland |
Languages | English French Irish |
The film premiered on 16 February 2008, at the 2008 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.[1] The film was described as "Engrossing, visually rich and surprisingly moving" by Paul Whitington in the Irish Independent,[2] and "A unique work, which is well-told and unexpectedly moving in parts" by Steve Cummins of RTÉ.[3]