From Mambo to Hip Hop

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MOVIE

From Mambo to Hip Hop

Through interviews and performance clips, filmmaker Henry Chalfant explores the history of music in the South Bronx, from the Puerto Rican and Cuban influences that created the local salsa sound to the rise of hip-hop after fires destroyed the area. Artists appearing in this colorful documentary include Eddie Palmieri, Angel Rodríguez, Benny Bonilla, Clemente "Kid Freeze" Moreno, Ray Barretto, Willie Colón, Bobby Sanabria and many others.

Release Date

2007-01-31

Year

2007

Duration

1h 0m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

Cast

Willie Colón

Willie Colón

Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

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Eddie Palmieri

Tito Puente

Tito Puente

Ray Barretto

Ray Barretto