The Third Root
Camilo Nu is a talented guitarist of Afro-Mexican descent who is propelled on a musical journey traveling through Mexico, Spain and North Africa to discover what similarities may still exist between t…
The Third Root
Camilo Nu is a talented guitarist of Afro-Mexican descent who is propelled on a musical journey traveling through Mexico, Spain and North Africa to discover what similarities may still exist between the traditional Mexican music of Veracruz, Son Jarocho, and the music of Southern Europe, the Arab and African worlds. Sifting through rhythms, cadences and musical structures of flamencos, Moroccan Andalusian music, Sufi, Berber and the Sub-Saharan gnawa music, Camilo finds a new understanding of his own African heritage. Camilo Nu is a talented guitarist from Mexico who is propelled on a journey to search the roots of the traditional music of Veracruz know as Son Jarocho, a Mexican music that has been recognized as having Spanish and African influences. Camilo travels through Southern Spain and North Africa to collaborate musically with the local genres in order to discover what similarities still exist, and as his journey gets further from home he is unexpectedly confronted with his own fragmented African heritage that he inherited through his absent father. Camilo's journey takes on a whole new meaning as he travels deep into the African roots of Son Jarocho and, inevitably, his own identity.
The Third Root
Adventure,Documentary,Music
Film Details
Camilo Nu is a talented guitarist of Afro-Mexican descent who is propelled on a musical journey traveling through Mexico, Spain and North Africa to discover what similarities may still exist between the traditional Mexican music of Veracruz, Son Jarocho, and the music of Southern Europe, the Arab and African worlds. Sifting through rhythms, cadences and musical structures of flamencos, Moroccan Andalusian music, Sufi, Berber and the Sub-Saharan gnawa music, Camilo finds a new understanding of his own African heritage. Camilo Nu is a talented guitarist from Mexico who is propelled on a journey to search the roots of the traditional music of Veracruz know as Son Jarocho, a Mexican music that has been recognized as having Spanish and African influences.
Camilo travels through Southern Spain and North Africa to collaborate musically with the local genres in order to discover what similarities still exist, and as his journey gets further from home he is unexpectedly confronted with his own fragmented African heritage that he inherited through his absent father. Camilo's journey takes on a whole new meaning as he travels deep into the African roots of Son Jarocho and, inevitably, his own identity..