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Rumba clave blen blen blen /

"Rumba Clave Blen Blen Blen is a song of praise to the musical genre of rumba in New York City. It reveals the vibrant Afro-Cuban culture of the city. In addition, the film unravels the African and Andalusian origins of rumba and follows ordinary people and famous musicians through the dances,...

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Other Authors: Falcón Paradí, Arístides (Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Interviewer), Martínez, Tané, 1981- (Editor), Martinez, Pedrito (Performer), Díaz, Román (Musician) (Performer), Candido, 1921- (Performer), Rios, Orlando (Performer), Berroa, Ignacio (Performer), Sanabria, Bobby (Performer), Sentenat, Raoul (Cinematographer), Gonzalez, Jerry, 1949-2018 (Performer), Oquendo, David, 1958- (Performer), Rodriguez, Xiomara (Dancer), Golden, Gene (Performer), Insua, Felix (Dancer), Iwao, Sado (Performer), Navarro, José Angel (Performer), Gomez, Carlos (Percussionist) (Performer), Rodriguez, Abraham, 1961- (Performer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English and Spanish with English subtitles and optional subtitles in Spanish.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Colorbox Productions, 2013.
Subjects:
Rumba (Dance)
Popular music > African influences.
Cuban Americans > New York (State) > New York > Music.
Cuban Americans > Music.
Music.
Cuba.
New York (State) > New York.
Documentary films.
Dance films.
Musical films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"Rumba Clave Blen Blen Blen is a song of praise to the musical genre of rumba in New York City. It reveals the vibrant Afro-Cuban culture of the city. In addition, the film unravels the African and Andalusian origins of rumba and follows ordinary people and famous musicians through the dances, drums, and clave rhythm of the genre. The film is a poem of color and music, bringing to the surface the symbolic religious cosmogonies of Bantu, Abakua, Yoruba and Arara traditions that have nourished it"--Container.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013.
Based on a book in process, Una historia de la rumba: conexiones con el jazz, by Aristides Falcón Paradí.
Special features: Trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Cinematographers, Aristides Falcón Paradí, Pablo Medina Jr., Viviana Cruzado Ramos, Raoul Sentenat ; editor, Tané Martinez.