The Third Root on Fase Dos – Cuernavaca

November 14th, 2008

Creators of The Third Root, Camilo Nu & Reed Rickert stopped by the set of Fase Dos recently to visit with good friend, Beto Garcia, for an interview and to share a clip from the film. Check it out!

The New Third Root – Morocco Teaser

June 8th, 2008


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We are excited to share the latest Teaser for our feature documentary, which is now nearing the end of production! We are also very excited to feature artists and new friends such as: Gilberto Gil, Cheb Khaled, Natasha Atlas, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Gilberto Gutiérrez Silva – director of Mono Blanco, Ramon Gutierrez-Hernandez – Director of Son De Madera, Omar Sayd of Nass El Ghiwane, Maalem Gnawi Abdesalam Alikane of Tyour Gnawa, Abderrahim Amrani Marrakchi of the Hamadcha Sufi Confederation of Fes, and many more.

FlamencoSoft VJ Set

April 15th, 2008



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French Producer, Deni Shain, teams up with flamenco guitarist, Camilo Nu, to create this beat driven flamenco track, FlamencoSoft. Reed Rickert and VJ MagicaMENTE make the stunning videos to accompany this song.
Deni Shain met Camilo this year in Tulum, Mexico as he was working on his latest album, http://www.myspace.com/denishain , and they produced this flamenco, electronic, drum and bass Beat driven track. Alejandra Romo has contributed fabulous work helping with Post-Production and Production for The Third Root Documentary. She has been a professional VJ in Mexico for over 5 years as VJ MagicaMENTE, http://www.myspace.com/vjmagicamente. Images are from The Third Root – Morocco Documentary and from Listen For Life’s Travels With Music Spain Unit.

Gnawa Eclipse VJ Set

March 13th, 2008

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While going inside the Gnawa music of Essaouira, Morocco we met MC Eclipse. MC Eclipse is a rapper who freestyles in arabic and is one of the few who rap the native language of Berber. MC Eclipse has been on the leading edge of the HipHop movement in Morocco, and has had invitations to rap onstage with such artists Wyclef Jean in his Casablanca performance.

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Camilo produced this song, “Gnawa Eclipse”, with the flavor of the Gnawa music. While working in the Gnawa Music for The Third Root – Morocco Documentary, Camilo and Reed Rickert created and gigged with a Live Electronic Gnawa Audio/ Visual performance. Here is a little taste of the sights and sounds of Electric Gnawa.