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From mambo to hip hop a Bronx tale
Title:
From mambo to hip hop a Bronx tale
Author:
Chalfant, Henry.
Publication Information:
Oaks, PA : MVD Visual, [2009?]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
An "hour-long documentary that tells a story about the creative life of the South Bronx, beginning with the Puerto Rican migration and the adoption of Cuban rhythms to create the New York salsa sound; continuing with the fires that destroyed the neighborhood but not the creative spirit of its people; chronicling the rise of hip hop from the ashes; and ending with reflections on the power of the neighborhood's music to ensure the survival of several generations of its residents, and, in the process, take the world's pop culture by storm"--Container.
General Note:
Originally produced as a television program in 2006.

Subtitle on container: a South Bronx tale.

Bonus features: Interviews with Mike Amadeo, Joe Conzo Sr., Marta Moreno Vega, DJ Hess, Paula Grillo, Jo-Jo Torres, Orlando Marin, Pebblee Poo and others.
Language:
English
UPC:
760137478591
Format :
DVD