From mambo to hip hop / directed by Henry Chalfant ; produced by Elena Martínez & Steve Zeitlin ; produced by City Lore, Inc. and Public Art Films, Inc.
The South Bronx is one of New York's cultural lungs. Directed by Henry Chalfant, Elena Martinez and Steve Zeitlin, the documentary "From Mambo To Hip Hop" confirms this phenomenon. First, the filmmakers return to the historical members of the Puerto Rican community and the musical sce...
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Streaming Video (via Alexander Street) |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Other title: | South Bronx tale Bronx tale |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Paris, France :
Qwest TV,
2006.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Summary: | The South Bronx is one of New York's cultural lungs. Directed by Henry Chalfant, Elena Martinez and Steve Zeitlin, the documentary "From Mambo To Hip Hop" confirms this phenomenon. First, the filmmakers return to the historical members of the Puerto Rican community and the musical scene that emanates from it. Various names of mambo and salsa such as Machito, Eddie Palmieri and Willie Colon are reviewed, ballrooms on the asphalt where insolent sensual choreographies are staged, and even the legendary concert of the Fania All Stars at the Yankee Stadium, all in front of more than 40,000 spectators ... Reflecting endemic poverty and the real estate crisis of the mid-1970s, the second part of the film focuses, for its part, on the nascent hip-hop movement via the tutelary figures of Kool Herc and the Rock Steady Crew. Some Nuyorican b-boys (a term used to describe New Yorkers of Puerto Rican origin) comment on this harsh and paradoxically fertile period through the many sets of DJs and break competitions. Long-winded, they ultimately trace an obvious link between two cultures endowed with the same appetite for rhythm, dance, and a certain form of resilience. Vincent Caffiaux. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed November 30, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (57 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:56:13 |
| Participant or Performer: | Narrator, Hazel Medina. |
| Language: | In English. |