Vestapol Productions

Kī hōʻalu that's slack key guitar ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1995 and 2005 in English and held by 52 libraries worldwide
Looks at Hawaiian slack key guitar music (kī hōʻalu) through a portrait of master guitarist Raymond Kāne and other major artisits. Unique to Hawaii, the solo finger-picking style of music has been played since the early 1800's when guitars were brought to the islands by Spanish cowboys. Hawaiians tuned or "slacked" the strings to suit their own music which has unique roots in families as songs and techniques are passed from one generation to the next.

Legends of traditional fingerstyle guitar ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide
Presents artists who are the masters of fingerstyle guitar, whether two or three finger picking, with or without picks. DVD.

Legends of old time music ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1995 and 2002 in English and held by 46 libraries worldwide
The video gives a sketchy background of old time American music and the means by which it was made.

African guitar solo fingerstyle guitar music, composers and performers of Congo/Zaïre, Uganda, Central African Republic, Malaŵi, Namibia, and Zambia : audio-visual field recordings, 1966-1993 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in Multiple languages and held by 46 libraries worldwide
African guitar presents cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik's personal field recordings from 1966-1993. This video offers a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar music.

Legends of country blues guitar 2 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 45 libraries worldwide
Featuring these artists: Bukka White, Sam Chatmon, Big Joe Williams, Houston Stackhouse, Son House, Rev. Gary Davis, Leadbelly.

The genius of Joe Pass ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide
"Compiled in this video are a series of performances from 1962 to 1982 that capture the essence, technique and talent of Joe Pass. Also featured are brief interviews where Joe discusses his origins as a guitarist and his thoughts on his music."--Container.

Legends of the Delta blues ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in English and held by 43 libraries worldwide
"The Mississippi Delta is the source of America's deep and pervasive blues tradition. At a time when that tradition appeared in danger of disappearing, many of its most elemental practitioners reappeared to remind us of the bruising force of this music's headwaters. They were living legends who demonstrated strong bonds with legends passed. This is music which has mesmerized everyone from a young Muddy Waters to today's blues-based rockers. Its earthy vitality remains fresh in rare performances rife with slide guitars, driving rhythms and song as searing as a hellhound's bay across the Delta darkness."--Container.

Doc Watson rare performances, 1963-1981 ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide
Presents country folk musician, Doc Watson, playing traditional songs. Some of the accompanists: Merle Watson, T. Michael Coleman, Clint Howard & Fred Price.

John Lee Hooker and friends, 1984-1992 by John Lee Hooker ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in English and held by 37 libraries worldwide

Texas blues guitar ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in English and held by 32 libraries worldwide
Performances by legendary Texas bluesmen.