@article{1355956,
      recid = {1355956},
      author = {Key, Liza.},
      title = {Karoo kitaar blues [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (93 min.).},
      year = {2006},
      note = {Previously published as DVD.},
      abstract = {Karoo Kitaar Blues follows South African songwriter David  Kramer and slide guitarist Hannes Coetzee into remote  regions of South Africa on their quest to find musicians  who play an almost forgotten folk music. The film documents  their journey into the harsh and arid landscape of  Namaqualand and the Great Karoo interweaving musical  performance and interviews with violinists, guitarists,  piano accordionists and mouth organ players who play what  Kramer describes as Karoo Blues. Little is known of the  origins of this music. It is the music of shepherds and  sheep shearers who are descendents of the original  inhabitants of these semi -desert areas. This music has  probably evolved in much the same way as the Afrikaans  language that the musicians speak: a blend of indigenous  and colonial influences. By the end of the journey nine  musicians are invited to Cape Town where they record some  of their songs and perform to packed houses and great  acclaim. An endangered culture has been given a new breath  of life. Longer version (92 min) is available.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355956},
}