![]() ![]() Ones strength was his use of strong visual images. I found numerous strengths and only two weaknesses. In today’s society we seem to concentrate on technology, while such oneness with nature is almost non-existent.Īs an author, Conrad Richter appears to be a skilled writer. SONG FROM THE FOREST is a modern epic set between rainforest and skyscrapers.I also was intrigued with how True Son spoke of his mother the Earth, his uncle the Moon, and his brother-in-law the Wind. ![]() Together, they meet Louis family and old friends, including his closest friend from college, Jim Jarmusch.Ĭarried by the contrasts between rainforest and urban America, with a fascinating soundtrack and peaceful, loving imagery, Louis and Samedis stories are interwoven to form a touching portrait of an extraordinary man and his son. ![]() Now the time has come to fulfill his promise, and Louis travels with Samedi from the African rainforest to another jungle, one of concrete, glass, and asphalt: New York City. He held his son in his arms through a frightful night and made him a promise: If you get through this, one day Ill show you the world I come from. Once, when Samedi was a baby, he became seriously ill and Louis feared for his life. He is a fully accepted member of the Bayaka society and has a 13-year-old son, Samedi. Today, twenty-five years later, Louis Sarno has recorded more than 1,000 hours of unique Bayaka music. He followed the mysterious sounds all the way to the Central African rainforest and found their source with the Bayaka Pygmies, a tribe of hunters and gatherers. SONG FROM THE FOREST is a modern epic set between rainforest and skyscrapers.Īs a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. Carried by the contrasts between rainforest and urban America, with a fascinating soundtrack and peaceful, loving imagery, Louis' and Samedi's stories are interwoven to form a touching portrait of an extraordinary man and his son. Together, they meet Louis' family and old friends, including his closest friend from college, Jim Jarmusch. He held his son in his arms through a frightful night and made him a promise: "If you get through this, one day I'll show you the world I come from." Now the time has come to fulfill his promise, and Louis travels with Samedi from the African rainforest to another jungle, one of concrete, glass, and asphalt: New York City. ![]() As a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. ![]()
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