On paper, a documentary about Béla Fleck and his banjo (sans the Flecktones) doesn’t sound very enticing. But luckily for audiences, Sascha Paladino’s film Throw Down Your Heart, doesn’t focus much on the soft-spoken and unassuming musician as much as the trip he takes to the heart of Africa, returning the banjo to its African roots. He travels to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia and Mali to jam with local musicians and learn about African music, the history of the banjo and slavery’s role in bringing the instrument to America. more ›