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Brazos Films™ Presents

 
BRAZOS FILMS™ ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF THREE CLASSIC
LES BLANK/CHRIS STRACHWITZ MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES

Brazos Films™ is proud to announce two new DVDs featuring expanded versions of three classic music documentaries by legendary filmmaker Les Blank. Both DVDs include 30 minutes of previously unreleased bonus footage plus commentary tracks by the filmmakers! These DVDs are essential additions to traditional / world music collections.

“J’ai Été Au Bal”

(“I Went To The Dance”)
Brazos Films DVD BF-103
upc: 0 94819 01039 7

A film by Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz
& Maureen Gosling
Narrated by Barry Jean Ancelet and Michael Doucet.
84 minutes + 30 Minutes of Previously Unreleased "lost & found" footage.
COLOR.

Special DVD Features include: 30 additional minutes of bonus footage, Audio Commentary by the filmmakers, scene access and credits, why the films were made, reviews and honors, about the filmmakers, production stills, & detailed scene info.

Historic Sequences about: Joe Falcon, Amede Ardoin, Iry LeJeune, Harry Choates and more.

Features Historic Performances by:

Clifton Cheneir
Queen Ida
Walter Muton
Rockin’ Sidney
The Balfa Brothers
Marc & Ann Savoy
D.L. Menard
Nathan Abshire
Michael Doucet & Beausoleil
John Delafose
Wayne Toups
“Bois Sec” Ardoin
Chuck Guillory
The Hackberry Ramblers
Dennis McGee
Boozoo Chavis
Odile Falcon
Canray Fontenot
Paul Daigle & Cajun Gold
and others.

“Chulas Fronteras”
&
“Del Mero Corazón”

Two Tex-Mex Classics
Together on One DVD
Brazos Films DVD BF-104
upc: 0 94819 01049 6

Two films by Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz
86 minutes + 30 Minutes of Previously Unreleased "lost & found" footage.
COLOR.

Special DVD Features include: Audio Commentary by the filmmakers, scene access and credits, why the films were made, reviews and honors, about the filmmakers, production stills, & detailed scene info.

Chulas Fronteras

with:
Lydia Mendoza, Flaco Jiménez, Narciso Martínez, Los Alegres de Teran, Rumel Fuentes, Don Santiago Jiménez, Los Pinqüinos Del Norte, Ramiro Cavazos (Canción Mixteca),
and others.

Filmed in South Texas.

Del Mero Corazón

with:
Little Joe & La Familia, Leo Garza, Chavela Ortiz, Andres Berlanga, Ricardo Mejia, Conjunto Tamaulipas,
and more.

30 Min Bonus Footage (DVD ONLY)

with:
Lydia Mendoza, Narciso Martinez, Santiago Jimenez, Jose Morante, Las Hermanso Cardenas, & Los Alegres de Teran.
and more.

14 SONGS NEVER BEFORE RELEASED ON FILM.