Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time
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Lorenzo Destefano
Tom Schnabel
Alan Geik
Lourdes Torres
Manuel Galban
Juana Bacallao
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The place: Havana--Post-revolutionary Cuba. Against the backdrop of the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis, two youths from the tough musical district of Cayo Hueso decide to form a vocal group, Los Zafiros or The Sapphires. They caused a sensation in Havana and beyond throughout the 1960s and into the early '70s. Though they enjoyed international acclaim, touring widely throughout Europe, Los Zafiros have remained in relative obscurity throughout the U.S. as a result of the political climate of the cold war. Their mix of American-inspired Doo-wop touched by Afro-Cuban rhythms, Salsa, Son and other traditional Latin forms can best be described as "World music" before there was "World music." The documentary explores the memories of Manuel Galban and Miguel Cancio, the two surviving members of Los Zafiros, and features the perspectives of numerous Zafiros family members in Miami and Havana, international musicologists, and musical colleagues of the group.
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Lorenzo Destefano
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Released in United States on Video July 31, 2007
Released in United States on Video July 31, 2007
