Sunday Cinema | Mandala Beats

Midwest Premiere!
Blends cool reggae rhythms with classic Indian beats.

The music is reason enough to see it!
—Toronto Jewish Film Festival

Known as the Jimi Hendrix of bass guitar, Israeli Yossi Fine has made music with artists from across the globe. Learning of his grandmother’s Indian roots, he journeys to India to explore new sounds and collaborations. He discovers a world of Jewish music and performs with musicians including Shye Ben Tzur and Gil Ron Shama. Directed by Rebekah Reiko.

Northwestern University Professor of Ethnomusicology Dr. Inna Naraditskaya will lead the Q&A.

Dr. Inna Naroditskaya is a Professor at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. A pianist from Azerbaijan, she came to the US as a refugee with her then-four-year-old son. She has since completed her doctorate at the University of Michigan, published books on the music of Russia and the Middle East, been a Senior Fellowship at Harvard, and written on music, politics, and gender for the Washington Post, Pacific Standard, Times of Israel, and Huffington Post.

Sunday Cinema is sponsored by the Wilkow Family.
It is the 2017 Solomon Goldman Program Series.