SPECIAL SHOWING,""TANGO NEGRO: THE AFRICAN ROOTS OF TANGO" &"CANDOMBE" at Columbia University, Sun. Jan 12, at 4:00 Milbank Chapel
I have seen these and am going again. These are very interesting films. at 120th from Broadway, between 120 and 121at, Teachers College Lucille http://nyadiff.org/tango-negro-the-african-roots-of-tango-candombe/ ""TANGO NEGRO: THE AFRICAN ROOTS OF TANGO" by Angolan filmmaker Dom Pedro explores the expression of Tango’s Africanness... performances and interviews from tango fans and historians including the renowned Argentinean pianist Juan Carlos Caceres. Directed by Dom Pedro, 2013, 93 min., France, Documentary,French/Spanish/ English subt. "CANDOMBE" Fernado Nunez, a black man, a musician, and a maker of drums, sees himself as the heir to “Candombe” Nunez and his friends from the Barrio Sur back street quarter of Montevideo have decided to fight to keep these important cultural roots alive.... Directed by Rafael Deugenio, 1993, 16 min., Uruguay, Docu-drama, Spanish/ English subt. Tickets: $12 / $10 for seniors and students
