Arena - Season 1 Episode 236 : What's Cuba Playing At?

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Arena - Season 1 Episode 236 : What's Cuba Playing At?
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Title:Arena - Season 1 Episode 236 : What's Cuba Playing At?
Genre: Documentary
Air Date: 1984-12-21
Season Number: 1
Episodes Number: 236
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Overview
In the 25th anniversary year of the Revolution, Arena traces the Afro-Spanish roots of Cuba's rich musical history. If, for you, the rumba still means Come Dancing, then it's time you saw the real thing. Meet Enrique Jorrin , creator of the cha-cha-cha; listen to the septet at the Casa de la Trova, Santiago; the jazz of Irakere; the passionate songs of Pablo Milanes , and the evocative music of family groups still carrying on traditions from 100 years ago. Watch exuberant dancing to the music of popular Los Van Van and, in the courtyard of the Folkloric Company, the rumbas -often remarkably similar to breakdancing - whose forms grew out of the sacred rituals and dances of Cuba's unique Afro-Catholic religions.
Seasons List
  • Season 1 (687 episode) - October 01, 1975