Over the past 16 years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade route linking Asia, Africa and Europe, The Silk Road Ensemble, an international collective created by acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, exemplifies music’s ability to blur geographical boundaries, blend disparate cultures and inspire hope for both artists and audiences. “The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble”, the latest film from the creators of the Oscar-winning documentary “20 Feet from Stardom” and the critically-hailed “Best of Enemies”, follows an ever-changing lineup of performers drawn from the ensemble’s more than 50 instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution. Blending performance footage, personal interviews and archival film, director Morgan Neville and producer Caitrin Rogers focus on the journeys of a small group of Silk Road Ensemble mainstays from across the globe to create an intensely personal chronicle of passion, talent and sacrifice.
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I experienced something similar when playing with musicians from Belgium. My French is horrible but everyone read very well from the same sheet of music.
Fabulous! Everyone must see this!!!
Amazing. Healing. Nourishing.
Stunning. Thank you Thank you Thank you
A glorious film!!!
GOD HELP IF WE CAN'T………….:(
Yo-Yo Ma…………one word "Exemplary"……..something ALL SHOULD FOLLOW……….This is how 'IT SHOULD BE DONE'……….
This film expands music in many ways.
It should be shown in every school.
The benefits of this and other genres of
musical/cultural melting pots are endless.
Music is truly the universal language.
I am watching this amazed and enchanted and then suddenly it blanks out "Video not availble!" Way bummed.
How come no Black musicians….
I think this initially self centered like all things great and small… music…but what is found to be shared universally….
I think this initially self centered like all things great and small… music…but what is found to be shared universally….
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness……. part of Mark Twain's great quote comes to mind while watching this in my desert home in the wilds of west Texas. Nothing travels so well as music from the heart.
simply wowed and thankful , thank you so very much !
"I don't think Yo Yo views himself as a cellist…he views himself as someone who wants to change the world…and happens to have a cello half the time."
A major opus! Brilliant and inspiring!
Fantastic!!!
"Think of Spain, and what is the first thing to come to mind?"….um…Liz Lemon?!?!
Fantastic!!
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What a blessing to find and listen to this video. It brings such joy to my heart and soul. Music the universal language opens me up to connecting with all people, places and all sentient entities in the universe. What beauty and sadness, joy and hope. Namaste!
Extraordinarily beautiful on so many levels. The photography…the colorfulness, the blending of cultural stories and amazing ranges of musical responsiveness… So much gratitude for you all, with tears and laughter. Bless you…
Music, like all other art, might not feed the physical body, but it feeds the soul. Music brings people into another dimension. It might be more beneficial than food for the body because it nurish the whole universe.
This is an ART moment. Not only the people playing, but the artist on the floor trying to bring that moment to the canvas. The movement, the colors, the people, the environment! Great job!!! THIS PLANET INHABITANTS!!!
I love this so much it's impossible to explain.
You do it Mr. Ma because you can't not.
United is Stunning! My list is too long. @7:25…What If…you fell into it so the rest of us could Hear Your Story??? @21 minutes- yes it Does matter and many hear you all!
Also, might i suggeat that the music Flows, no boundaries and fluent. Thank you.
Who does not love Yoyoma! I would love to build an acoustic cello!
Jah Herb from Tucson Arizona Sonoran 🏜️ desert
This is excellent and thought provoking. I shared the link on Facebook.
Beautiful people are making a beautiful music! My favorite is “Blue Little Flower”.
Superb film!! ❤❤❤❤
Kayhan Kalhor! ❤❤❤ I've seen him twice, once with his trio, Ghazal and once as a solo… I watch and listen to everything I can get my hands on… I had no idea of the tragedy and loss in his past and yet he produces the most sublime music!
I see this documentary is 6 years old… it's heartbreaking what has transpired in Syria, Iran, Afghanistan etc. since then
1:03:19 … aaand, now it's a mosque again …
The music is amazing! We can enjoy it listening, dancing with it, singing and feed our souls, our mind, our spirit. I enjoy and dance the music of all kind. That is something that God put in the hands of some virtuous to make us enjoy it.
This is Yo-yo Ma’s greatest legacy, achievement and greatest contribution not only to music or culture but to mankind. With Silk Road, we have reached the pinnacle of music’s contribution in the history humankind, ever. This might never happen again. We are very fortunate that this happened in our lifetime. I just wish there are more musicians among us who could understand what this truly means for us. There are no words to properly describe this. I think he deserves a Nobel Prize for this.
Thank you, thank you! I am fortunate to have your music as part of my life Yo-yo Ma
I am so deeply moved by this video, I can't even speak. <3
Thank you all for bringing us together with power of music.
EXTRORDANARY,
I'm really enjoying this, but feel compelled to comment about the chatter concerning Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. "Maybe is was so beautiful that they didn't want to cover it [the icon of Jesus]." While many have grown up not knowing if their neighbor was a member of a particular religion, that certainly wasn't the case in Turkey. Hagia Sophia's icons were destroyed and covered over by the cathedral's conquerors, and that's well known. I have visited countless churches in Turkey that had the eyes gouged out of icons. And now, Hagia Sophia is a mosque again, and the icons are covered by curtains.
Extraordinary! Engaging, moving, and uplifting. I applaud the amazing musicians and all those who worked on this film. The global humanity it portrays and celebrates is so much needed now. Thank you for making this film available.
This made me sad and happy , it mad me think
This film came to me when I needed it. I have tears in my eyes. I am so grateful for this. Remarkable.
Worth every moment to listen. I hope that I have heard what I listened to as it can continue to expand my horizon.
Beautiful, brilliant touching. Grateful to have found this ❤
Thank you Yo-Yo Ma for pursuing your vision. The diversity of thought, inspiration and personal journey encourages me to pursue my passions for vintage photography and exploration of how it reflects current times. There's nothing new under the sun.
Why doesn't the interpreter (copy editor/translator ) know he's totally messed up the translation on the screen of the word vibrato ? A robot won't know the word Vibrato? He instead says " departure ? at 30:36 ?; what's with that ? Does he not know he's representing the iconic Yo- Yo Ma? Stop with the ROBOTS will you please ? Wrong word totally.
I didn't catch the instrument he is playing but his singing in what may be his native tongue, caused my scalp to tingle. It was as if I heard & felt his sorrow.
It always amazes me the cacophony of a symphony's tuning up to the brilliance of the orchestra.
The piece written by Olivier Messian when he was in a POW camp in WWII was recognized immediately. In the Amazon series, "Mozart In The Jungle" the piece was performed at Rykers. The orchestra performed it outside, a chain linked fence topped with barbed wire which I thought was brilliant surrounded them. My guess is only the well behaved, no strikes made up the audience on the risers. Messian's last name is shared by another school shooter…writing as this gentleman from Syria is speaking of losing friends & then his entire family. There may be cultural & language barriers but the black notes on the off-white paper sings with great empathy What a fabulous documentary
& its soundtrack, superb! Thanks be to God for blessing these musicians, the film makers & well, me.
Peace🍃🕊🍃