Roots of Rhythm
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Manufacturer: New Video Group
Starring: Desi Arnaz, Harry Belafonte, Rubén Blades, Celia Cruz, Xavier Cugat
Directed By: Gene Rosow, Howard Dratch
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767034784
Format: Color
ISBN: 0767034783
Label: New Video Group
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Video Group
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2001-04-24
Running Time: 150
Studio: New Video Group
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
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Summary: Very good overview of history of cuban music
Comment: This documentary follows the roots of Cuban music, explores its fundamental genres such as son, and traces development of this music for much of the 20th century, to a point when it began to be called latin music or salsa. It's not an encyclopaedia, of course, but gives very good overview of the music.
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Summary: Latin Roots
Comment: This is a great documentary of who we truly are in our music! This tells our whole musical history of how our music all began! A must for latin fans!
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Summary: Great for the money
Comment: I was amazed by this DVD. It's actually three programs in one, totalling 3 hours. Harry Belafonte is an amazing host, and he travelled to Cuba, Africa and Spain to research this. I was excited to see the origins of Cuban music, and it made me wish I had been there.
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Summary: The impact of african culture on pop music and dance
Comment: I bought this item and would say that it was everything I wished for and more. Educational and entertaining. It really goes deeply into Caribbean culture and demonstrates how music and dance from west africa share much of an almost identical history due to slavery and colonisation. It traces musics and dance directly from Africa to the Caribbean and North America( the Americas). Highly recommended.
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Summary: Roots of Rhythm
Comment: If you want to know the roots of Cuban music you must see this DVD. Mr. Harry Belafonte takes you on a tour through Africa, Spain, Cuba and finally to the United States. On this DVD he made a thorough investigation and explains how the Afro-Cuban music evolved from the African/Spanish ancestors and spread to other regions including Argentina. Also he shows how the U.S borrowed the Cuban beat to make songs Like "little Darling" by the Diamonds among other hits in America where the lyrics are in English with the Cuban influence sound. He interviews Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz, Dizzy Gillespie and many others, you will see a rare clip of the great trumpet player a young Louis Armstrong singing "El Manisero"(a traditional Cuban song) in one of his early recordings. Many people have asked me to borrow this DVD because it covers an extraordinary amount of information that most people are not aware, not only is the African sound involved, also the Gypsies and the Spanish Flamenco are traced. It's amazing how much information is available to anyone who is serious in learning the roots of what some are calling Salsa (Afro-Cuban) today. To all musicians this is a must for your collection. Three hours of music to educate the true musicians who want to expand their knowledge in the Afro-Cuban or the Afro-Latin roots.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good overview of history of cuban music
Comment: This documentary follows the roots of Cuban music, explores its fundamental genres such as son, and traces development of this music for much of the 20th century, to a point when it began to be called latin music or salsa. It's not an encyclopaedia, of course, but gives very good overview of the music.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Latin Roots
Comment: This is a great documentary of who we truly are in our music! This tells our whole musical history of how our music all began! A must for latin fans!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for the money
Comment: I was amazed by this DVD. It's actually three programs in one, totalling 3 hours. Harry Belafonte is an amazing host, and he travelled to Cuba, Africa and Spain to research this. I was excited to see the origins of Cuban music, and it made me wish I had been there.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The impact of african culture on pop music and dance
Comment: I bought this item and would say that it was everything I wished for and more. Educational and entertaining. It really goes deeply into Caribbean culture and demonstrates how music and dance from west africa share much of an almost identical history due to slavery and colonisation. It traces musics and dance directly from Africa to the Caribbean and North America( the Americas). Highly recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Roots of Rhythm
Comment: If you want to know the roots of Cuban music you must see this DVD. Mr. Harry Belafonte takes you on a tour through Africa, Spain, Cuba and finally to the United States. On this DVD he made a thorough investigation and explains how the Afro-Cuban music evolved from the African/Spanish ancestors and spread to other regions including Argentina. Also he shows how the U.S borrowed the Cuban beat to make songs Like "little Darling" by the Diamonds among other hits in America where the lyrics are in English with the Cuban influence sound. He interviews Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz, Dizzy Gillespie and many others, you will see a rare clip of the great trumpet player a young Louis Armstrong singing "El Manisero"(a traditional Cuban song) in one of his early recordings. Many people have asked me to borrow this DVD because it covers an extraordinary amount of information that most people are not aware, not only is the African sound involved, also the Gypsies and the Spanish Flamenco are traced. It's amazing how much information is available to anyone who is serious in learning the roots of what some are calling Salsa (Afro-Cuban) today. To all musicians this is a must for your collection. Three hours of music to educate the true musicians who want to expand their knowledge in the Afro-Cuban or the Afro-Latin roots.
Long before World Music became a record store staple, Americans were singing along to the sweet sounds of Celia Cruz and dancing to the rhythmic beats of Tito Puente. Harry Belafonte hosts this globe-trotting, star-studded celebration tracing the history of the popular sounds we call Latin music, from tribal celebrations in African jungles to Cuba's wild carnivals and New York City's hottest nightspots. This critically acclaimed production highlights an incredible array of dancing and musical performances from world-renowned stars including Gloria Estefan, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Desi Arnaz, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Isaac Oviedo, King Sunny Ade and many more.Don't miss this celebration of the explosive sound that has the whole world dancing. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
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