Jazz legends in exile, making London swing with forbidden rhythms from home.
An affectionate portrait of exiled South African musicians in London, featuring Louis Moholo, Pinise Saul and Hugh Masekela.
Score
Moholo's drumming alone could rebuild a nation.
Direction
Bakari lets the music breathe, no flashy interruptions.
Production
Shot on a shoestring, feels like front-row privilege.
Director
Imruh Bakari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Blue Notes' were South Africa's greatest jazz export, forced underground by apartheid—this film caught their London renaissance before history forgot.
Bakari, part of the Sankofa Film Collective, made this for Channel 4's multicultural programming slot—essentially buried treasure now.
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