1 streaming video file (NTSC) (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences.
Summary
Part 1 of a three-part documentary on the history and development of Afro-Cuban music in Cuba and the United States, profusely illustrated with footage of ritual, social, and theatrical music and dance, drawn from archival sources or filmed on location.
CONTENTS: Cassette 1: Sources of Latin American music in Africa, Spain, and Cuba and the Caribbean. Topics include drumming and dancing in Africa; Spanish flamenco and the craze for the sevillanas; and the blending of the African and Spanish traditions in the New World. The roots of the Cuban rumba are explored, and present-day Cubans are seen dancing at a ritual meal and in dance competitions during Carnival. Singer Gloria Estefan discusses how Cuban traditions were transplanted to Miami, and performs a song and dance inspired by Afro-Cuban music.
Call number
*MGZIDF 3217
Note
Presented by KCET-TV/Los Angeles. Producers/directors: Eugene Rosow and Howard Dratch. New York and Cuban music and dance sequences directed and photographed by Les Blank. Writer: Linda Post. Host: Harry Belafonte.
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Funding (note)
Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Title
Routes of rhythm, part 1 [electronic resource]
Imprint
c1989.
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.