16 Jul 2017
The Dance Exponents: Why Does Love?
The story of the rise and fall and rise of one of New Zealand’s most loved and iconic bands, The Exponents.
The Invisible Hands
Maverick underground American/Lebanese musician and ethnomusicologist Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls and Sublime Frequencies), lands as a stranger in Cairo, soon after the 2011 uprisings, and teams up with three young Egyptian musicians for the translation of his old songs into Arabic. Under Bishop’s mentorship, this unlikely collaboration transforms into a band, The Invisible Hands.
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