The forthcoming docu feature Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison sees the Mexican norteño group perform outside of the prison in homage to Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues.

“Johnny Cash — his music and his humanity — is the inspiration for our new documentary and album,” wrote Los Tigres in a press release. “Like us, he sings about the lost, the forgotten, and the powerless. Like us, he traveled to Folsom Prison to bring hope with his music.  Like us, he wanted to shine a light on issues of incarceration, which is especially important to our community now.”

The song (which you can watch below) is the first time Cash’s classic ever got its first Spanish-language treatment. It was in fact a collaboration between Los Tigres del Norte and John Carter Cash, Cash’s son and his daughter in law, Ana Cristina Cash.

“For Ana Cristina, a multi-lingual songwriter who learned Spanish as her first language, collaborating with this legendary band on the translation of ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ was a particular honor.  We’re both thrilled that the translation will reach new listeners and merge the two worlds of country and Latin music while preserving the integrity and message of the original song. For us, and for Johnny Cash, music has no boundaries.”

The Netflix Original Documentary, as well as an album of the same name, is due out in September.

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The new documentary will be directed by Thom Zimny, who also directed several Springsteen documentaries as well as HBO upcoming Film Elvis Presley: The Searcher.

The news of the still untitled new documentary came just one day before the 50th anniversary of Cash’s famous concert at Folsom Prison. The Cash doc will explore Cash’s music and biography through the famous prison concert, where the singer warned his audience not to say “hell or s**t” because Columbia Records was going to put it out on vinyl. That concert was the basis for his triple-platinum-selling album, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.

“While the linear narrative of the Folsom Prison performances will anchor our film, each song in the set list will open a door into a nonlinear presentation of Cash’s emotional, musical and personal development,” said Zimny in a statement.

The music icon was already featured in a 2015 biopic portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, directed by James Mangold.

The documentary will have the full support of the Cash estate.

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The forthcoming docu feature Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison sees the Mexican norteño group perform outside of the prison in homage to Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues.

“Johnny Cash — his music and his humanity — is the inspiration for our new documentary and album,” wrote Los Tigres in a press release. “Like us, he sings about the lost, the forgotten, and the powerless. Like us, he traveled to Folsom Prison to bring hope with his music.  Like us, he wanted to shine a light on issues of incarceration, which is especially important to our community now.”

The song (which you can watch below) is the first time Cash’s classic ever got its first Spanish-language treatment. It was in fact a collaboration between Los Tigres del Norte and John Carter Cash, Cash’s son and his daughter in law, Ana Cristina Cash.

“For Ana Cristina, a multi-lingual songwriter who learned Spanish as her first language, collaborating with this legendary band on the translation of ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ was a particular honor.  We’re both thrilled that the translation will reach new listeners and merge the two worlds of country and Latin music while preserving the integrity and message of the original song. For us, and for Johnny Cash, music has no boundaries.”

The Netflix Original Documentary, as well as an album of the same name, is due out in September.

The post Los Tigres del Norte Perform at Folsom Prison appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The new documentary will be directed by Thom Zimny, who also directed several Springsteen documentaries as well as HBO upcoming Film Elvis Presley: The Searcher.

The news of the still untitled new documentary came just one day before the 50th anniversary of Cash’s famous concert at Folsom Prison. The Cash doc will explore Cash’s music and biography through the famous prison concert, where the singer warned his audience not to say “hell or s**t” because Columbia Records was going to put it out on vinyl. That concert was the basis for his triple-platinum-selling album, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.

“While the linear narrative of the Folsom Prison performances will anchor our film, each song in the set list will open a door into a nonlinear presentation of Cash’s emotional, musical and personal development,” said Zimny in a statement.

The music icon was already featured in a 2015 biopic portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, directed by James Mangold.

The documentary will have the full support of the Cash estate.

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