From Mambo to Hip Hop

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 31, 2007

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Celia Cruz,Willie Colón,Ray Barretto,Eddie Palmieri,Tito Puente

Director

Henry Chalfant

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1169817