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“The Salsa Revolution” Documentary

The Salsa Revolution DocumentaryYou just have to admire what PBS does for the community and the public. I was excited to find out, through a Facebook ad (who would’ve thought), that PBS will be having a documentary about history and culture of Latin Music in the USA. Not only will they air the documentary episodes on TV, but they are making them available for viewing online through the PBS.org website starting October 13, 2009. Their first chapter will focus on the birth of what is called ‘Boogaloo’ and how it ties to the “The Salsa Revolution” in chapter 2. They plan to go through some of the history of Willie Colón and Hector Lavoe and the growth of Fania Records during this episode. Fania Records was the record label started by the famous Johnny Pacheco, that helped salsa music acquire a taste in the United States. I recommend everyone to check out their preview and site since they have a lot of content including salsa music, bonus videos and interviews (see sidebar on the website for more sections).

[via PBS.org]

Published 5 months, 1 week ago in DanceOnTV and Salsa News. 4 Comments Tags: , , .

History of Mambo and Salsa – Palladium Era

NJN, a local public television station, hosted a documentary in its Imagenes Series called “Golden Age of Dance”. It aired on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 6:30 pm

If you ever wanted to know how Salsa and Mambo got so popular, now you can watch a 27-minute documentary that focuses on the Palladium Ballroom Era (1950’s) in New York City.

This episode focuses on all aspects of Mambo/Salsa music around the 1950’s in New York City. In fact at the end of the video, a typical Palladium night is recreated along with dancers, instructors, performers and a big-band Orchestra.

So grab a comfortable chair and a drink and watch this whole Mambo documentary. It is worth it!!! It mentions famous Salsa dancers, musicians and instructors.

“Golden Era of Dance” – Part 1.

I had to split the video into 3 parts. Part 2 and Part 3 can be found in this article in ScarletMambo.com

Published 1 year, 10 months ago in articles, dancer post and videos. 0 Comments Tags: , , .