06.06.2008: Cinema from Cuba, Portuondo & Bethania, Tango Crash



1. Cuban classic movies on DVD
2. Omara Portuondo y María Bethania: Feelin' meets MPB
3. Tango Crash: Baila Querida

1. Cuban classic movies on DVD

Cuban movies have a quality which is recognized by cineasts worldwide. The German production company Icestorm has now decided to produce a series of Cuban film classics. We just couldn't contain ourselves and we are happy to amplify our catalogue by these movies from Cuba!
The series "Meisterwerke des kubanischen und lateinamerikanischen Films" is a wonderful collection of award-winning movies, portraits of Fidel Castro and Ché Guevara and a music documentary. Below, you will find a list of the DVDs available with the directors' names and the release date. Please follow the link to the respective DVD and you will find information on the languages and subtitles available.
The price of 13,49 Euro for Club-Premium-members or 14,99 for customers not being members of the DyM Club is an introductory offer.

Der Tod eines Bürokraten/ La muerte de un burócrata (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1966)

Cecilia Valdés/ Cecilia (Humberto Solás, 1981)

Die zwölf Stühle/ Las doce sillas (Fernando Pérez, 1962)

Clandestinos: Gefährliches Leben/ Clandestinos (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1987)

Hello Hemingway (Fernando Pérez, 1990)

Amada - Junge Frau aus Havanna/ Amada (Humberto Solás, 1982)

Maluala (Sergio Giral, 1979)

Der Karrierist/ Un hombre de éxito (Humberto Solás, 1986)

Die Abentuer des Juan Quin Quin/ Las aventuras de Juan Quinquin (Julio García Espinosa, 1967)

Caminos de revolución: Fidel Castro

Caminos de revolución: Ché Guevara

Nosotros, la Música!

2. Omara Portuondo y María Bethania: Feelin' meets MPB

Cuba's Grande Dame, Omara Portuondo, meets the great singer of the Música Popular Brasileira (MBP), Maria Bethania. When touring Brazil in 2006, Omara Portuondo had a meeting with the sister of Caetano Velosos and they decided to record an album together. This project was put into practice in 2007. Brazilian and Cuban music experience melodic harmony never heard before, one example is the beautiful song "Tal Vez" composed by Juan Formell:

Omara Portuondo y María Bethania

3. Tango Crash: Baila Querida

Daniel Almada and Martin Iannaccone are “Tango Crash”. And they truly break with typical tango conventios. Jazz and electronic sounds leave their marks. Still, after their debut album called "Tango Crash" (2003) and "Otra Sanata" (2005) this album is more danceable. In any case, it is a listening experience for friends of experimental tango:

Tango Crash: Baila Querida

Many regards from Hamburg
Tanja from the DyM team

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