Tito Puente -"El Rey Del Timbal" from the DVD "Latin Nights"

Please enjoy this clip, featuring Tito Puente alongside Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Dave Valentin, & Memo Acevedo's Latin Jazz Band, from the DVD "LATIN NIGHTS," that let's you Dance to the rhythms...sway to the melodies...and meet Tito Puente, Memo Acevedo and other acclaimed personalities of the Latin music scene in this scintillating performance documentary. About the DVD: LATIN NIGHTS takes you into the nightclubs, coffee houses and performance halls to show the powerful rhythms and the cool, seductive melodies of the music. Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Samba, Tango, Canto Nuevo and indigenous folk music (from the depths of the Andean mountains) all shine brightly in this stylishly filmed documentary, covering the spectrum of Latin American music. Celebrating the rich musical tradition and culture of Latin America, LATIN NIGHTS pays tribute to accomplished Latin musicians who maintain their cultural identity as they live their individual stories after their Diaspora to Canada. We follow the musicians into their homes and jobs to show the passion, commitment, and struggle of immigrant musicians and their families striving to succeed in a new country. Through a series of eleven full-length concert performances, as well as interviews and rehearsals, we witness the creative process and the musical results, complemented by a behind-the-scenes look at the reality of the lives of this unique group of dedicated musicians. The music and the film showcase the hopes, the politics and the promise of a new life while maintaining the musical tradition, heritage and values of the musicians and their native lands thousands of miles away. Features performers include Ramiro's Latin Orchestra, Banda Brava, Nazka, Cocada, Onda Latina, Dario Domingues, Memo Acevedo's Latin Jazz Quintet, Fantasia, Romulo Larrea's Tango Ensemble, Hugo Torres, and the esteemed Tito Puente For more information, to view our entire catalog, or to purchase the DVD, please go to www.arkadiaDVD.com or www.view.com

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: VIEWjazz

Length: 01:31
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