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RUMBAMBEO
Afro-Cuban Rumba & Folklore

genres:  Rumba, Makuta, Palo, Iyesa, Rumba-Batá
video type:  Demonstration
runtime:  75 Minutes
location:  Havana, Cuba
producer: Boogalu Productions

Rumbambeo is an Afro-Cuban music and dance performance of a unique gathering of some of the most outstanding musicians, singers, and dancers in Havana, Cuba.

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

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


Reviews
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. 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.