Release Date: April 24, 2009 (NY; LA release: Jun. 5)
Studio: Argot Pictures
Director: Sascha Paladino
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Bela Fleck
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: ThrowDownYourHeart.com
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Plot Summary: Throw Down Your Heart follows American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album. Béla's boundary-breaking musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of Africa.

"Throw Down Your Heart" presents a portrait of Africa that is very different from what is often seen in the media today. As Ugandan folk musician Haruna Walusimbi states in the film: "There is this negative thinking about Africa. There is nothing good in Africa. They are beggars, there is HIV/AIDS, they are at war all the time. But that is just a very small bit of what Africa is."

Béla's trip provides a glimpse into the incredibly rich and diverse musical traditions of Africa.

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