RUMBAMBEO CAJON-BATA-RUMBA Afro-Cuban rumba
and folklore with Chaguito y Sus Timberos
dvd description 75 Minutes
filmed in Havana, Cuba
genres presented: rumba, makuta, palo, iyesa, rumba-batá,
guarapachangüí
Rumbambeo is an Afro-Cuban music and dance
performance of a unique gathering of some of the most outstanding
musicians, singers, and dancers in Cuba today.
The project was inspired by the creative
energy and leadership of Santiago "Chaguito" Garzón
Rill, the former musical director of “Rumberos de Cuba”.
For this project Chaguito invited a group of exceptional
artist friends and rumba figures to perform what they passionately
live for... cajón-batá-rumba.
Part 1 - Cajón
de Muertos espiritismo sacred music
• plegaria
• makuta
• palo
Part 2 - Wemilere
fiesta de Los Orishas
• batá
• iyesa
Part 3 - Rumba
• yambú
• guarapachangüí
• guaguancó I
• columbia
• guaguancó II
• rumba-batá
Extras
interviews with:
Juan de Diós Ramos Morejón
Santiago "Chaguito" Garzón Rill
Guillermo "El Negro" Triano Crepo
Chaguito conga solo
Featured Artists
singers
Guillermo "El Negro" Triano Crepo
Juan de Diós Ramos Morejón
Odalys "Lacy" Flores Armenteros
Dolores "Lolita" Banquela Navarrete
Adonys "Puntilla Jr." Pieda Díaz dancers
Yacelis Sánchez
Dámaris Hechavarria Dominguez
Leonardo "Chambron" Planche Lara
Zoila Rizo Sánchez
Domingo Pau Despaine percussionists
Santiago "Chaguito" Garzón Rill
Pedro Arango Favier
Romilio Planche Borrero
Frank Garzón Rill
Omar Spek
Price: $32.00
"Very few
times we have seen a work in video with so much information on the
rhythms and its history... Rumbambeo is a trip through Cuban folklore
where the Afro-Cuban rhythms are presented very fully.This work has
important cultural value. It is like having a pocket manual of Afro-Cuban
musical history."
Laconga.org
view movie clip
reviews of the dvd
Salsavideoreviews.org "This
is our second must buy in 2005. I am always amazed at the new videos Boogalu
manages to make. This current new release proves that Boogalu is the World's
foremost producer of Cuban culture videos.This is a master level dvd that
is suitable for singers, dancers or percussionists. The quality of artists
in this dvd is amazing. This dvd made us cry, laugh, dance.
The dvd is highly recommended for dancers but also for singers and percussionists
which is a first for us. The percussionists playing were amazing. The techniques
you could learn from this dvd are mind blowing and will keep you busy for
months." Laconga.org "Very few times we have seen a work in video with so much information
on the rhythms and its history... Rumbambeo is a trip through Cuban folklore
where the Afro-Cuban rhythms are presented very fully.
This work has important cultural value. It is like having a pocket manual
of Afro-Cuban musical history. We recommend it extensively to collectors
of tradicional latin american culture. Most highly recommended." (translated
from Spanish)
Eric Stuer - Rhythmweb.com "I still remember the first time I heard raw
folkloric Rumba, back in 1976.... Often in those days I wished in vain for
a video that would show me exactly how it was all being played, and maybe
even a glimpse of the dances that went with the music, about which I had
read and heard so much. Students today need only look as far as this DVD.
We heard about this DVD from our online friend Chris "Flaco" Walker,
a well known percussionist based in the San Fransisco Bay area. We have
been watching it in awe since it arrived. For those who are fascinated
with Cuban rhythms... but have not often seen the dances up close, the
actual way the rhythms are played, and the way the music interacts with
dance, it is a wonderful educational experience. You can watch a sample
clip... (find clip above)
Keep in mind, though, that the sample clip above cannot possibly convey
the clarity and grandeur of the DVD. Each piece is explored fully, with
a full view of all the important drum parts and the dance. There are also
interviews with many of the principles, and it is all laid out so as to
be user friendly."
