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Popular! Special Edition with Charanga Habanera
Popular! Special Edition with Charanga Habanera
* World Premiere La Sept Theater in Tokyo, Japan
The Buena Vista Social Club movie made Cuban music world famous but the music that is widely popular on the island is made by young musicians trained in Cuban academies since the revolution. The film introduces the island's most popular music stars. Their music makes no concessions; it is sexy, streetwise, mesmerizing, and wild.
Popular! takes us on a tour with the band voted Most Popular in Cuba for the last four years. The tour goes from the hot dance clubs of Havana to the slick stages of Tokyo, Japan and back the marginal barrio of Fanguito where rehearsals get the neighborhood dancing.
The Charanga Habanera lept to notoriety in 1997 when lewd stage antics led to a government ban. The band members are heros to Cuban youth who respond to their street smart lyrical critique of social issues served up as infectious grooves.
The film introduces the controversial bandleader David Calzado who aims to stay on top in Havana's competitive music scene in spite of government restrictions and the loss of talent to greener pastures.
The film includes concert performances by Charanga Habanera of songs from their albums Soy Cubano Soy Popular, Charanga Light, Ciclon de la Habana and two hits from the 1990s. Also included is the making of their latest hit Esta es mi Charanga. David Calzado y su Charanga Habanera were nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2001. Includes commentary by Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban AllStars founder Juan de Marcos, Irakere founder Chucho Valdes, diva Haila Mompie, and novelist Ryu Murakami.
This Edition has 4 Special Bonus Extras: + Charanga Habanera Behind the Scenes in Europe + Special excerpt of banned performance + Extra concert material in Japan + Scene selection, interactive menus + "Esta es mi Charanga" Live in Lenin Park
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