I have spent the better part of fifty years documenting these larger-than-life characters in words and films. In 2021, I created a film “the best for last”. In that film, I crafted the lyrics to a rap song entitled “Watching Ancestry in Rhythm” that describes this penchant my family had for dancing. It's been said "Dance is the joy of movement and the heart of life." It certainly was in our family. Ancestry in Rhythm is a demonstration of that joy, that movement, that heart of life. Sahtein!
Re-Mixed and Performed by:
STEVE SPIFFLER
Produced, Directed and Lyrics by:
WAYNE M. JOSEPH
Credits and Close Captions:
RON BOHMER
Ideas:
SANDRA JOSEPH
Muse:
CAROLYN JOSEPH
Original Recording of the Mahkluta by:
ALEX SAFI
(The Mahkluta is a Traditional Arabic Melody)