Introducing 'Music From The Big House' | 08.10.10 Hey everybody…some of you have known that for years I’ve been working on a “secret project”…and finally here it is…introducing...’Music From The Big House’ (http://www.musicfromthebighouse.com/) . I decided I wanted to put on a concert there, so I called on my buddy director Bruce McDonald and he accompanied me on this journey to Louisiana State Penitentiary , also known as Angola…and with ‘Cache’ Film and Television’ producing, the documentary was made…. This is my trip to the prison where Leadbelly , Pete Williams and many others were incarcerated…..as a former plantation it has a captivating musical history… But instead of just putting on a concert for the inmates I thought I should perform with the musical inmates….. The officials say that this could be the first time ever in a USA prison, that an outsider (that would be me) has performed with inmates…it’s a story about music, love and forgiveness. I’m proud to say that the International Documentary Association (http://www.documentary.org/) has selected this film out of hundreds they receive world wide to show simultaneously in New York at the IFC Center (http://www.ifccenter.com/) and in LA at the ArcLight Hollywood between August 13-19th. Please spread the word to anyone who may be interested or who lives in those cities….a kickass soundtrack will be released early next year….I’m on my way to NY so stay tuned. You can follow me on Twitter and Facebook (links are on the sidebar)..until soon…Rita : Music From The Big House
