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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023
Directed bySam Pollard
1h 22m

The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.

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