Photo by Brian Brooks (March 10, 2008)
Director
Sascha Paladino (left) ahead of the world premiere of his SXSW 24 Beats per Second doc, "
Throw Down Your Heart" Sunday afternoon at a party hosted by
VH1 in Austin. The film follows his multiple Grammy Award-winning brother,
Bela Fleck (right) who travels to Africa to seek the roots of his great passion -- the banjo. Fleck explores the musical traditions in Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali, while, according to the SXSW catalog, "seeking a role for his banjo within African music..."