...and it's literally the best thing ever*!

‘Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai,’ A Tuareg Remake of ‘Purple Rain’ Premieres In US & Europe

A little over a year ago, we reported on Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (Rain the Color Blue with a little Red in it), a feature-length film starring Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar as a musician striving for success amidst the guitar scene in Agadez, Niger. The first film shot entirely in the Tuareg language was co-written and directed by Sahel Sounds’ Christopher Kirkley and pays tribute to Prince‘s film Purple Rain and the Jimmy Cliff vehicle The Harder They Come, will be viewable very soon. Following a premiere at Portland, Oregon’s Hollywood Theater on January 29, the film will have another showing on February 5 at Marseille, France’s Le Gyptis. Previously, Akounak had a packed screening in Agadez where it was lauded by the attendees and received favorable reviews. As Kirkley explains in an informative and humorous Sahel Sounds article, though, the Kickstarter-funded project will still evolve as there are “rewards coming… DVDs are in production. The soundtrack is in its final stages of mixing and an LP will be released this year. And we are slated to release the film in West Africa across the Tuareg diaspora.” In the meantime, check out the trailer for Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (Rain the Color Blue with a little Red in it) below.

http://www.okayafrica.com...el-sounds/

*Note: May not actually be the best thing ever.

Man, now Prince really has to put out the deluxe edition to regain his crown!!

Only joking of course, this sounds better than DOA or PEE.

thedoorkeeper said:

Akounak Mdou Taha Sahel Agedez Moctar Gyptis Come on - fess up - you just made up these words didn't you!

I have a very great friend in Rome called Akounak Mdou Taha Sahel Agedez Moctar Gyptis.

I love the title, Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red In It, though I confess I'm already worried there'll be a disappointing sequel, Overpass Adorned with Illicitly Sprayed Messages.

SuperSoulFighter said:

Not better, just different. I love this music!

I have to admit, the trailer cracked me up when I first watched it - with dude's purple desert getup and his bike 'n' everything - although I can imagine that being kind of cool in its own way. I bet the music will be great, though!

deebee said:

thedoorkeeper said:

Akounak Mdou Taha Sahel Agedez Moctar Gyptis Come on - fess up - you just made up these words didn't you!

I have a very great friend in Rome called Akounak Mdou Taha Sahel Agedez Moctar Gyptis.

I love the title, Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red In It, though I confess I'm already worried there'll be a disappointing sequel, Overpass Adorned with Illicitly Sprayed Messages.

Oh my damn....

deebee said:

thedoorkeeper said:

Akounak Mdou Taha Sahel Agedez Moctar Gyptis Come on - fess up - you just made up these words didn't you!

I have a very great friend in Rome called Akounak Mdou Taha Sahel Agedez Moctar Gyptis.

I love the title, Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red In It, though I confess I'm already worried there'll be a disappointing sequel, Overpass Adorned with Illicitly Sprayed Messages.

thedoorkeeper said:

Akounak
Mdou
Taha
Sahel
Agedez
Moctar
Gyptis
Come on - fess up - you just made up these words didn't you!

That is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

how long before this registers on Prince and/or WB's radar and they shut it down?

SuperSoulFighter said:

thedoorkeeper said:

Akounak
Mdou
Taha
Sahel
Agedez
Moctar
Gyptis
Come on - fess up - you just made up these words didn't you!

You don't know much about the world, do you?
[Edited 2/4/15 9:24am]

I really want to see that, it looks like so much fun.