[Dixielandjazz] "Sita Sings The Blues" (animated OKOM related film) is available free on line

[David M Richoux]

Hi all,

Back in February there was a discussion about this film on DJML - it  
is an animated story by Nina Paley that combines traditional art and  
shadow puppets from India with OKOM songs from the 1920s ( sung by  
Annette Hanshaw.) Because of some problems with rights releases, the  
film is being made available for download at no cost. ("Why" is a bit  
confusing, but there are some attempts at an explanation on the  
website.)

Anyway, you can watch it on Youtube or download the entire film in a  
variety of formats to fit your personal computer and Internet  
connection.
http://sitasingstheblues.com/watch.html  is the main page for getting  
the film.

(more on Annette Hanshaw here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Hanshaw 
  )

Dave Richoux