Ethiopiques Magnetic Suite

Nov 23, 2024

1h 28m

★ 0.0

Can Ethiopian music travel beyond its country of birth?

Overview

Dazzled by the surrealist movement, Francis Falceto decided at the age of 17 to live an extraordinary life. In the 1980s, co-created l'Oreille est Hardie and Le Confort Moderne in Poitiers, leaving his mark on French underground culture. A record he discovered by chance opened another important chapter in his life: Ethiopian music, of which he became a great champion. "Ethiopiques Magnetic Suite" is the portrait of a discreet and essential man, a plunge into the counterculture, an invitation to live his his life.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Qwest TV

La Huit Production

Auditorium Films

Corpus Films

Ethiopiques Magnetic Suite Trailers

Cast

Francis Falceto

Dominique Ponty

Alemayehu Eshete

Mahmoud Ahmed

Ali Tango

Tutuye

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Ethiopiques Magnetic Suite

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Ethiopiques Magnetic Suite Trailers

Cast

Francis Falceto

Dominique Ponty

Alemayehu Eshete

Mahmoud Ahmed

Ali Tango

Tutuye

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