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Type | Artist | Product | Date | Author |
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DVD | Pablo Menéndez |
Todos Estrellas del Jazz Cubano - (Cinquillo/Colibri) Released 2013
If you think you know everything there is to know about Pablo Menéndez from his past recordings with Mezcla, think again - this intense Jazz DVD not only shows sides of him that you may not know, but it will radically change your perceptions of the current Jazz scene in Cuba as well. |
01/08/2014 | Bill Tilford |
DVD | Juan Formell y Los Van Van |
Van Van 40 - (Unicornio) Released 2012
This DVD, which was nominated for a Cubadisco in 2013 in the live recording category, includes a 2006 40th Anniversary concert, extra footage of interviews and conversations, English subtitles in the spoken parts of the film, and some video and photo footage of the beginnings of Los Van Van. |
01/16/2014 | Bill Tilford |
DVD | Pupy & Los Que Son Son |
Éxitos - (EGREM) Released 2012
Nominated in the Compilation category in Cubadisco 2013, this DVD contains 30 slamming Timba MP3s of some of Pupy's best material along with a 25-minute documentary. |
04/20/2014 | Bill Tilford |
DVD | Chuchito Valdes |
Mi Voz (Music Roots Records) - Released 2014
This is a nice video single filmed in Havana featuring Mercedes Cortes Alfaro singing a ballad accompanied by two of her sons, Chuchito Valdes and Roberto Fonseca. |
07/03/2014 | Bill Tilford |
DVD | Ernesto Vega & Harold López-Nussa |
Dúo- (Colibrí) Released 2014
Dúo is a wonderful live performance film of a concert in 2012 by Ernesto Vega and Harold López-Nussa. The music and the productions values were both superb, and it is a special accomplishment to perform this well as a Jazz duet. Great chemistry here. Dúo was nominated for Cubadisco 2015 awards for Audiovisual Concert and Live Recording. |
06/14/2015 | Bill Tilford |
DVD | Various Artists |
Bailar Casino es muy facil - Rueda Entertainment & RTV Commercial 2005
Made in Cuba with a great deal of passion for the subject, this video about Rueda de Casino is a multilevel instructional course AND includes history and interviews with founders of this now-global dance phenomenon. |
11/29/2015 | Bill Tilford |
Film | Edesio Alejandro |
Los 100 Sones Cubanos (2010) Directed by Edesio Alejandro & Rubén Consuegra
This film does not attempt to be a comprehensive history of the Son but does include some interesting historical information as well as some entertaining and sometimes unusual live performances, |
04/14/2012 | Bill Tilford |
Film | Josué Joseph |
La Época, Part I - The Palladium Era (2009) Directed by Josué Joseph
This film is a cinematic ode to the Palladium Era and the Mambo Craze in New York, a time before "Salsa" and simplified dance steps and rhythms took hold in the clubs. This film is not without its flaws but raises some good conversation topics including the degree of communication between dancers and bands then vs. now. |
01/09/2012 | Bill Tilford |
Film | Josue Joseph |
La Época Part II: Lost Rhythms in Salsa (2012) Directed by Josué Joseph
Although this film has its imperfections, it is a valiant and earnest attempt to document and lament the loss of a number of distinct rhythms in the United States as a consequence of the "Salsa" marketing phenomenon. |
01/16/2012 | Bill Tilford |
Film | Various Artists |
Miami Boheme: An American Musical Journey (Rolling Pin Music) Released 2014
Miami Boheme is an hour-long PBS documentary (also available on DVD) that chronicles Miami's current Latin Fusion music scene. It includes excellent concert footage and video clips by several groups including Palo! and Spam Allstars. |
04/13/2014 | Bill Tilford |