Bringing film and music together and celebrating the great musicians, International Musikfilm Festival is scheduled to begin today in Kathmandu. The five day festival is being organized by Tuborg Stage and will be held at various music outlets in the capital ending on April 14.The festival starts with the screening of Pink Floyd at Pompei today at Moksh, Jhamsikhel. It will screen rare films at different venues till April 14. After every screening, a live band will play selected songs of the legendary bands featured in the film, states the press release.
The press release further states that it has an exciting array of films for audiences. People can watch films about celebrated musicians like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain during the festival. Uprising: Hip Hop & LA Riots, a film about the genre’s introduction to the mainstream, will also be screened during the festival.
The festival will be screening Jimi Hendrix at Purple Haze, Thamel; Ornette Coleman at Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Jhamsikhel; Ice-T, Rodney King a.o. hip hop legends at House of Music , Thamel; Brian Jonestown´s Massacre at Tings Tea Lounge, Lazimpat; Janis Joplin at Backyard Food & Joint, Jhamsikhel; Kurt Cobain at Reggae Pub, Thamel; Charlie ´Bird´ Parker at White Horse, Baluwatar; Jim Morrison & The Doors at Fluid Bar, Thamel; and Baile Funk with Mr Catra at Sattya, Jawlakhel.
source: republica,9 april 2013
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