DVD Fania All Stars, Our Latin Thing (nuestra cosa)

A musical documentary recealing the exciting lifestyle of New York's Latinos during the 70s. filmed at the Cheetah, August 26, 1971 and throughout New York City.

On 19th July 1972, the first few images flickering on the screen at the premiere of Our Latin Thing in New York's Line 2 cinema brilliantly articulated the movie's mood and sucked in its audience: From a Spanish Harlem rooftop, an Hispanic boy watches the street below. Conga beats rumble like distant thunder. Racing down to street level, the youngster kicks an empty can. Immediately, Luis Cruz's electric piano wah-wah chords burst into life, launching the majestic soul of Ray Barretto's "Cocinando." The bright tints of the boy's T-shirt are reflected in the colourful graffiti: "JERRY MASUCCI PRESENTS" - "STARRING THE FANIA ALL STARS" - "UNDER THE MUSICAL DIRECTION OF JOHNNY PACHECO." Now the camera trails the boy across New York's El Barrio, through wire meshes, into unlit basements, over rubbish-filled stoops, past chucky Chevrolets into a burnt-out block where the neighbourhood are jamming like crazy. It's a fantastic percussive groove. Their pride and confidence are tangible. As Piri thomas notes in his classic 1967 Nuyorican momeir, "If you ain't got heart, you ain't got nada." Our Latin Thing is about the urban Hispanic experience - NYC style.

PAL/NTCS Zone Free / Dolby Digital / Scene Selection / Surround 2.0 / English subtitle: Spanish / Duration 83 min.

LICENSING ISSUE:
We were informed (directly from Fania, EMUSICA) on 12 Apr 06 that they (Fania) are in the process of contacting the producing company to question their License for this product. Eventhough MusicaBoricua.com purchases this product from Vampisoul's only authorized distributor in the U.S., MusicaBoricua.com voluntarily will not offer these DVD's until such conflict is resolved between the involved parties (Fania and Vampisoul). This is a Licensing issue and by no means this should be interpreted as if Vampisoul is violating Anti-Piracy laws.

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