Radioheads Jonny Greenwood joins other westerners in a musical odyssey through the north Indian state for a documentary recalling Buena Vista Social ClubProminently advertised on the London underground by online video subscription service Mubi,who maintain the exclusive rights to it in the UK, Junun is an hour-long documentary directed by Paul Thomas Anderson approximately an east-west meeting of musical minds that took place this year in Rajasthan. Western tunesters Jonny Greenwood and Nigel Godrich (lead guitarist and producer of Radiohead, and respectively) and Israeli composer-singer Shye Ben Tzur are shown sitting democratically on the floor of a splendidly appointed chamber at the 15th-century Mehrangarh fort as they jam with some of India’s finest artists,including trumpeter Aamir Bhiyani, nagara players Nathu and Narsi Lal Solanki, and vocals and harmonium-playing duo Zaki and Zarkir Ali Qawwal,and a dozen or so other to produce some divine, swirling tunes.
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Source: theguardian.com