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1989 Certificate Ex
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Shot by Oscar-winner Leon Gast, this is the Godmother of Salsa's 1974 performance in front of 80,000 fans in Zaire, in conjunction with the Rumble in the Jungle, the famous boxing match between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman. Featuring footage from the excellent documentary of that event, WHEN WE WERE KINGS, this programme is .. Read more

Starring Celia Cruz
Genres Music/Musical

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Celia Cruz And The Fania All Stars In Africa

Shot by Oscar-winner Leon Gast, this is the Godmother of Salsa's 1974 performance in front of 80,000 fans in Zaire, in conjunction with the Rumble in the Jungle, the famous boxing match between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman. Featuring footage from the excellent documentary of that event, WHEN WE WERE KINGS, this programme is a vivid document of an amazing three-day festival of salsa that introduced Latin music to African audiences and became one of the most legendary performances in salsa history. Features Celia Cruz playing with some of the hottest Latin musicians, such as Ray Barretto, Santos Colon, Cheo Feliciano, Larry Harlow, Pupi Lagarretta, Hector Lavoe, Nicky Marrero, Ismael Miranda, Ismael Quintana, Roberto Roena, Jorge Santana, Yomo Toro, and Bobby Valentino.

Starring Celia Cruz
Studio DVD UK
Run time DVD: 54 mins
Certificate Certificate Ex
Genres Music/Musical
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 21 Apr 2003
Production year: 1989
Format DVD

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    IF YOU ARE INTO THE LATIN THING..............

    WELL THIS IS THE ONE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE NOT ONLY CELIA CRUZ, HECTOR LAVOE TOO BUT IF YOU THINK THAT'S NOT ENOUGH SEE CARLOS SANTANA IN HIS EARLY YEARS. QUE VIVA LA SALSA

      • A customer from LONDON, ENGLAND
      • Posted 01 Apr 2006 12:28

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      Shot by Oscar-winner Leon Gast, this is the Godmother of Salsa's 1974 performance in front of 80,000 fans in Zaire, in conjunction with the Rumble in the Jungle, the famous boxing match between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman. Featuring footage from the excellent documentary of that event, WHEN WE ...