Alex Acuña - The Rhythm Collector
Join Alex Acuña as he takes you on a journey from his homeland in Peru to
high-profile "A" list session drummer. He also reveals his very favorite rhythms
and demonstrates how they apply to drum set and any drumming vocabulary. Must
see performances with his new Jazz group featuring Abe Laborial Sr., Patrice
Rushen and Gusto Almario, as well as Alternative Latin Rock group Kinky make
this DVD entertaining and informative. Well over two hours of total content are
filmed in High-Definition and Digital Surround.
Half documentary, half concert performance, this is an excellent program
about the rediscovered culture of Cuba. The first program, entitled The
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams, is a documentary profiling the
famous Sonerto group and their bandleader, Juan de Marcos Gonzalez. The second
program is the live performance of 90-year-old tres player and Trova musician,
Compay Segundo at the Olympia in Paris.
106 minutes.
This DVD was filmed during a UK tour and in Havana, with Baloy supported by the legendary Afro-Cuban All-Stars, many of whom played for the Buena Vista Social Club.
Recorded live from the Queen Mary Jazz Festival in 1986, Airto & Flora
Purim perform with sax great Joe Farrell, plus the Batucaje Dance Troupe. Extras
include biographies and more.
Flora Purim & Bobby Hutcherson
Join an ecstatic audience at the renowned Harvest Jazz Festival at the Paul
Masson Vineyards in California for a double bill concert sure to consume your
soul! The first segment is a 30 minute concert from Bobby Hutcherson which is
nearly all improvised as the energy from the crown overtakes him. The second
concert segment is from Flora Purim whose traditonal American and Brazilian
style is reflected in this unique and diverse live performance which includes
improvisations with Airto Moreia and her major international hit "Nothing
Will Be As It Was Tomorrow."
Gato Barbieri - Live From The Latin Quarter
Jazz legend Gato Barbieri takes his warm-blooded,
Latin-influenced rhythms to New York in this impassioned return to form by the
master Argentinian saxophonist. With band members Frank Colon, Robbie Gonzalez,
Mario Rodriguez and Mark Soskin tearing it up, Barbieri and company sets the
Latin Quarter on fire!
Ruben Blades - The Cali Concert
One of the most successful musicians on the Latin American
circuit, Ruben Blades mixes salsa influences with politically inflected lyrics
and a large dose of passion. Here, the "Latin Bruce Springsteen"
delivers an exciting concert in Cali, Columbia.
135 minutes
Jimmy Bosch - Live in Puerto Rico
This DVD was filmed at the fourteenth edition of the Heineken
Jazzfest at the Tito Puente amphithteatre in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bosch is a
mainstream in caribbean music, in particular, Salsa Dura. The band features
Edwind Sanchez, Ruben Rodriguez, Nicky Marrero, George Delgado, George Padilla,
Angie Machado, Jeff lederer, Mauricio Smith, Jr. and Juan Ray Bayona.
Brasilintime - Batucada Com Discos
Brasilintime is a filmic map that connects the world of Rio de Janeiro of the late teens to the South Bronx of the early 70s. The roads from Samba through Bossa Nova to Hip Hop are a complex web of musical whispers and echoes. Brasilintime is a 2-hour documentary that traverses this journey. In November of 2002, drummers and DJs traveled to Sao Paulo Brazil to expand the multi-generational conversation to include their counterparts from the world of Samba, Bossa Nova and Samba Rock, as well as the best new talent from Brazilian Hip Hop. This show was recorded and became the basis for this DVD. Brasilintime speaks the language of the music it addresses.
116 minutes
Buena Vista Social Club
No one can recall exactly where the Buena Vista Social Club once stood in pre-revolutionary Havana, but Wim Wenders's documentary of a dozen legendary musicians resurrects the magnificent music of the era. Guitarist Ry Cooder assembled the aging singers and musicians for a series of recording sessions. The resulting 1997 album won a Grammy. The music performances are intercut with shots of the performers reminiscing in decaying Havana bars.
Additional concert footage is included.
105 minutes
Featuring: Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo & Ry Cooder. Directed by Wim Wenders.
2 Films: Last Rumba of Papa Montero - Sara Gomez: an Afro-Cuban Filmmaker
Two exciting, colorful films spotlight the African roots of Cuba's culture by focusing on two legendary artists in this unique 2-DVD set.
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