30.10.2008: Tango news, Cinema from Cuba
1. Tango news from the label EPSA
2. Cinema from Cuba
1. Tango news from the label EPSA
The Argentinian label EPSA is spacialised in tango productions and has released a very interesting series, which is dedicated to the art of bandonéon players. "El Arte Del Bandoneón" presents Leopoldo Federico and also Néstor Marconi with both classical tangos as well as Piazzollas Tango Nuevo:
Leopoldo Federico: Mi Fueye Querido
Néstor Marconi: Tiempo Esperado
The following CD is part of the series "Guitarras del mundo". The 23 titles like "Silbando", "Por una cabeza" or "Volver" are pure guitar arrangements played by Aníbal Arias. This gives the album a very special and intimate magic:
Aníbal Arias: Una Guitarra Para Gardel
And here is a collaboration of two famous musicians: Gustavo Beytelmann playing the piano and César Angeleri playing the guitar. Pablo Agri (violin), the singer Néstor Basurto and the percussionist Rodolfo Sánchez. The first title already demonstrates the uniqueness. "La Puñalada" has never been heard like this.
Gustavo Beytelmann, Néstor Angeleri: Corta Distancia
2. Cinema from Cuba
Cuban movies have a quality which is recognized by cineasts worldwide. The German production company Icestorm has produced a highly recommendable series of Cuban film classics. It 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.
The price is 13,49 Euro for Club-Premium-members or 14,99 for customers not being members of the DyM Club.
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!
Please follow the link to the respective DVD and you will find information on
the languages and subtitles available.
Warm regards from Hamburg
Tanja Darwisch and the DyM team