ANGEL'S POEM is a movement from SPEAK!, featuring a reading by Angel, a ten-year old orphaned child and Ugandan civil war survivor. Her poem is accompanied by a viola solo performed by Jamaal Jones, and vocals based on the Ugandan 'Kitaguriro' chant. ---- MTV Movie Award nominated documentary filmmaker, music video director, and composer William D. Caballero’s current project, “Speak! So the World Will Listen: Uganda”, is a multimedia experience that blends projected visuals and live music with audio testimony focusing on the culture, traditions, and strife facing Uganda today. The project premiered at the Apollo Theater on October 29th, 2011. Music and visuals by William D. Caballero. Additional footage provided by Rotary International. for more information, please visit www.cabalproductions.com for more information on Angel, please visit http://bitonechildren.org/
MTV Movie Award nominated documentary filmmaker, music video director, and composer William D. Caballero’s current project, “Speak! So the World Will Listen: Uganda”, is a multimedia experience that blends projected visuals and live music with audio testimony focusing on the culture, traditions, and strife facing Uganda today. The project premiered at the Apollo Theater on October 29th, 2011.
Premiered live at The Apollo Theater
Caballero and the musicians of SPEAK!
William D. Caballero conducting a 20-piece ensemble with projected graphics.
Occurring half an hour into the multimedia advocacy concert SPEAK! SO THE WORLD WILL LISTEN! UGANDA, this section features audio testimony from Pepe Onziema, one of a few gay rights activists fighting for equality in Uganda. This clip combines projected visuals of homophobic Ugandan newspapers and tabloids with live symphonic accompaniment based on traditional Ugandan drumming rhythms. A DVD of the concert will be available in late September. More info forthcoming. Music and visuals by William D. Caballero (conductor).