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Salsa

Salsa captures a unique moment in time for this most exuberant and socially dynamic music.
Filmed entirely on location in New York and the Caribbean in 1979, a momentous year for the genre, Salsa, presents some of Latin music’s greatest exponents, framed within a broader canvas of the music’s history, growth and importance.
Tito Puente and his band play in the Bronx; Celia Cruz rehearses Cuban dance songs in a New York studio; Rubén Blades plays Puerto Rican ballads and records with Willie Colón and his band; Ray Barretto plays percussion at a Latin wedding while Charlie Palmierie plays keyboards and describes the rhythms of Cuba and Puerto Rico. The film also features Santeria cults, rare Cuban archive footage, and music of the ‘barrios’: from the dance floors of the South Bronx to the streets of La Perla, Puerto Rico. Tying it all together is Felipe Luciano, poet and former leader of the Young Lords Gang.






Salsa is part of director Jeremy Marre’s multi award-winning series Beats of the Heart which includes Roots Rock Reggae, and Rhythm of Resistance: Black Music of South Africa.

Digitally Restored

With
Celia Cruz
Tito Puente
Ray Barretto
Rubén Blades
Willie Colón
Charlie Palmieri



BONUSES
Director’s Commentary
Picture Gallery
Live audio tracks made at the time of filming:
Celia Cruz: Quimbara
Rubén Blades and Willie Colon: El Cazanguero
Tito Puente: Para Los Rumberos
Tito Puente with Charlie Palmieri play at a free outdoor concert in New York
Rubén Blades: Nobody Writes to the Colonel

Cast: Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto, Charlie Palmieri
Director(s): Jeremy Marre
Format: Colour
Region: 0 (all)
Discs: 1
Classification: Exempt
Running Time: 60 minutes
Studio: Harcourt Films
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