Routes of rhythm, part 1
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Title
Routes of rhythm, part 1
Collection
Names
Belafonte, Harry, 1927- (Host)
Estefan, Gloria (Commentator)
Dratch, Howard (Producer)
Blank, Les (Director)
Rosow, Eugene (Producer)
Estefan, Gloria (Singer)
Dratch, Howard (Director)
Rosow, Eugene (Director)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1989
Table Of Contents
Cassette 1: Sources of Latin American music in Africa, Spain, and Cuba and the Caribbean. Topics include drumming and dancing in Africa; Spanish flamenco and the craze for the sevillanas; and the blending of the African and Spanish traditions in the New World. The roots of the Cuban rumba are explored, and present-day Cubans are seen dancing at a ritual meal and in dance competitions during Carnival. Singer Gloria Estefan discusses how Cuban traditions were transplanted to Miami, and performs a song and dance inspired by Afro-Cuban music.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3217
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3385 cassette 1 (former)
Subjects
Rumba (Dance)
Seguidilla sevillana (Dance)
Music -- Latin America
Music -- Cuba
Flamenco
Dance -- Cuba
Dance -- Haiti
Carnival -- Cuba
Latin Americans
Genres
Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Motion Pictures
Documentary Films
Music
Filmed Performances
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Presented by KCET-TV/Los Angeles. Producers/directors: Eugene Rosow and Howard Dratch. New York and Cuban music and dance sequences directed and photographed by Les Blank. Writer: Linda Post. Host: Harry Belafonte.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Part 1 of a three-part documentary on the history and development of Afro-Cuban music in Cuba and the United States, profusely illustrated with footage of ritual, social, and theatrical music and dance, drawn from archival sources or filmed on location.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926082570-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12174477
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6a4dff60-73b0-0134-6530-00505686a51c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Routes of rhythm, part 1" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a4dff60-73b0-0134-6530-00505686a51c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Routes of rhythm, part 1 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a4dff60-73b0-0134-6530-00505686a51c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Routes of rhythm, part 1" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a4dff60-73b0-0134-6530-00505686a51c
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