Conversations full of memorable words and what can only be called 'genuineness' push Youssou N'Dour: Return to Gore into the realm of unforgettable filmmaking.
Read full articleTrace[s] influences and celebrate connections with tunes to make you tap and sway.
Unlike Maria Bethania: Music Is Perfume, Youssou N'Dour: Return to Goree is a documentary that actually has something on its mind beyond pandering to a singer's fan base.
Read full articlePoints to Bourgeaud for not whitewashing the beautifully awkward moments of cultural misunderstanding
Read full articleIt provides ample moments for reflection -- and maybe, judging by the reactions of the American musicians who go back home in his film, a little bit of healing, too
Read full articleThe serious undertones of the film are very real and played out with rapture.
Read full articleA wondrous trip with Africa's greatest singer as he bonds with his musical brethren in the New World.
Read full articleA picture which chillingly conveys a palpable sense of what being a direct victim of slavery might have felt like and why the fallout from that evil institution persists to this day like the proverbial ripples on a pond.
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