Throw Down Your Heart
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Throw Down Your Heart is a documentary film and musical project by banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck that traces the African roots of the banjo through collaborations with musicians across several African countries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Throw Down Your Heart canonical | 1 |
| Throw Down Your Heart (album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7728734 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Throw Down Your Heart Context triple: [Béla Fleck, notableWork, Throw Down Your Heart]
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A.
Take This Heart
"Take This Heart" is a pop-rock song by Richard Marx, best known as a single from his 1991 album "Rush Street."
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B.
The Naked Heart
The Naked Heart is a historical and cultural study by historian Peter Gay that explores the emergence and evolution of modern concepts of the self and personal identity in Western society.
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C.
The Naked Heart
The Naked Heart is a literary work, likely a novel, recognized as the successor to The Cultivation of Hatred in its series or thematic sequence.
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D.
Hanging Heart
Hanging Heart is a monumental, highly polished stainless-steel sculpture by Jeff Koons that resembles a shiny, oversized Valentine’s heart suspended by a ribbon, exemplifying his signature blend of kitsch, pop culture, and luxury aesthetics.
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E.
Sea of Heartbreak
"Sea of Heartbreak" is a classic country song, best known in its original 1961 recording by Don Gibson and later covered by numerous artists across genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Throw Down Your Heart Target entity description: Throw Down Your Heart is a documentary film and musical project by banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck that traces the African roots of the banjo through collaborations with musicians across several African countries.
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A.
Take This Heart
"Take This Heart" is a pop-rock song by Richard Marx, best known as a single from his 1991 album "Rush Street."
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B.
The Naked Heart
The Naked Heart is a historical and cultural study by historian Peter Gay that explores the emergence and evolution of modern concepts of the self and personal identity in Western society.
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C.
The Naked Heart
The Naked Heart is a literary work, likely a novel, recognized as the successor to The Cultivation of Hatred in its series or thematic sequence.
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D.
Hanging Heart
Hanging Heart is a monumental, highly polished stainless-steel sculpture by Jeff Koons that resembles a shiny, oversized Valentine’s heart suspended by a ribbon, exemplifying his signature blend of kitsch, pop culture, and luxury aesthetics.
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E.
Sea of Heartbreak
"Sea of Heartbreak" is a classic country song, best known in its original 1961 recording by Don Gibson and later covered by numerous artists across genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| about |
African roots of the banjo
ⓘ
cross-cultural music collaboration ⓘ history of the banjo ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary (nomination) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Sascha Paladino ⓘ |
| distributor | Argot Pictures ⓘ |
| explores |
connections between American banjo and African instruments
ⓘ
cultural exchange through music ⓘ slave trade era history of the banjo ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Anania Ngoliga
ⓘ
Bassekou Kouyaté ⓘ Béla Fleck ⓘ Djelimady Tounkara ⓘ The Jatta Family ⓘ Toumani Diabaté ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Mali
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ The Gambia ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| follows | Béla Fleck ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
music film ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | http://www.throwdownyourheart.com/ ⓘ |
| hasPart |
interviews
ⓘ
musical performances ⓘ travel sequences ⓘ |
| hasPoster | Throw Down Your Heart film poster ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrack |
Throw Down Your Heart (album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Throw Down Your Heart
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African music
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ musical collaboration ⓘ |
| musicBy | Béla Fleck ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with traditional African musicians
ⓘ
documenting African origins of the banjo ⓘ |
| partOf | Béla Fleck discography ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Argot Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
DVD
ⓘ
theatrical release ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 97 minutes ⓘ |
| screenedAt |
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
ⓘ
South by Southwest Film Festival ⓘ
linked to:
SXSW festival
|
| starring | Béla Fleck ⓘ |
| titleComesFrom | translation of "Tug Down Your Heart" in Luganda context ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Throw Down Your Heart Description of subject: Throw Down Your Heart is a documentary film and musical project by banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck that traces the African roots of the banjo through collaborations with musicians across several African countries.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Throw Down Your Heart