{"id":176472156,"date":"2017-03-21T12:10:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T17:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176472156"},"modified":"2017-03-21T12:10:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T17:10:54","slug":"info-how-sweet-the-sound-the-blind-boys-of-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2017\/03\/21\/info-how-sweet-the-sound-the-blind-boys-of-alabama\/","title":{"rendered":"INFO: How Sweet The Sound\u2014The Blind Boys Of Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176471303\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shadow-and-act-logo.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176471303\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-176471303\" src=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shadow-and-act-logo.jpg\" alt=\"MARCH 18, 2017\" width=\"403\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shadow-and-act-logo.jpg 458w, https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/shadow-and-act-logo-300x54.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-176471303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MARCH 18, 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">\u2018HOW SWEET <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">THE SOUND: <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">THE BLIND BOYS <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">OF ALABAMA\u2019 <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">TELLS STORY <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">OF MULTIPLE<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"> GRAMMY-WINNING<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"> GOSPEL GROUP<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"clearfix entry-content\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-box\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/five-blind-boys.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-176472157\" src=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/five-blind-boys-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"five blind boys\" width=\"599\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/five-blind-boys-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/five-blind-boys-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/five-blind-boys-920x1381.jpg 920w, https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/five-blind-boys.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The feature documentary \u201cHow Sweet the Sound: The Blind Boys of Alabama\u201d tells the story of the Legendary gospel quartet The Blind Boys of Alabama, the award-winning gospel group that met at a state-run, segregated vocational institute for the blind in the 1930s, and\u00a0have toured continuously, amassing five Grammy Awards and universal acclaim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">They soared through the golden era of gospel in the 1950s, experienced difficult times when rock \u2019n\u2019 roll took over, and would eventually enjoy a resurgence. Now, as the group enters its seventh decade, they are as artistically vital as ever, collaborating with musicians like Peter Gabriel, Ben Harper, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Directed by Leslie McCleave, and shot over a 10-year period, the film features the surviving group\u00a0members recounting their unlikely success story, as we see a rare, remarkable view of life on the road and in the studio with a group of renowned performers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The film is currently touring the film festival circuit, most recently screening as one of dozens of documentaries, features and shorts related to disabilities in the annual ReelAbilities Film Festival which takes place in NYC. Members of the Blind Boys were\u00a0on hand fora Q&amp;A that followed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For upcoming screening dates, visit the film\u2019s website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howsweetthesoundmovie.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Check out a trailer for \u201cHow Sweet the Sound: The Blind Boys of Alabama below.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QQbz1LhIMk\" width=\"699\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-box\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-count mash-large\">\n<div class=\"counts mashsbcount\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">&gt;via:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shadowandact.com\/2017\/03\/18\/how-sweet-the-sound-the-blind-boys-of-alabama-tells-story-of-multiple-grammy-winning-gospel-group\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shadowandact.com\/2017\/03\/18\/how-sweet-the-sound-the-blind-boys-of-alabama-tells-story-of-multiple-grammy-winning-gospel-group\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u2018HOW SWEET THE SOUND: THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA\u2019 TELLS STORY OF MULTIPLE GRAMMY-WINNING GOSPEL GROUP &nbsp; &nbsp; The feature documentary \u201cHow Sweet the Sound: The Blind Boys of Alabama\u201d tells the story of the Legendary gospel quartet The Blind Boys of Alabama, the award-winning gospel group that met at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[6],"tags":[4,12,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176472156"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176472156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176472156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176472158,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176472156\/revisions\/176472158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176472156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176472156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176472156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}