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Spirits of Havana

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Renowned soprano sax player and flautist Jane Bunnett bridges two cultures while creating some of the most joyful sounds in jazz. Join Bunnett as she travels across Cuba with trumpeter Larry Cramer, her husband and musical partner. Surrounded by the charm of Old Havana, Bunnett and Cramer re-connect with old friends and some of the city's finest musicians - like singers Bobby Carcasses and Amado Dedeu - for a recording session. Then Bunnett and Cramer venture east by bus to small towns like Cienfuegos and Camaguey, where they hook up with local musicians and visit music schools to teach jazz and repair broken instruments. Global music fans will be captivated by the performances of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, a celebrated Afro-Cuban rumba group, and Desandann, a 10-member a cappella choir that sings in Haitian Creole.

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Agency - English program:.Documentary Program - Ontario.

Credit Note

Director, Bay Weyman, Luis Osvaldo Garcia ; director of photography, John Westheuser ; editor, Ricardo Acosta ; producer, Peter Starr ; executive producer, Louise Lore ; associate producer, Luis Osvaldo Garcia ; sound recording engineer, Todd Fraracci ; sound mix recording engineer, Daniel Pellerin, Peter Kelly, Todd Beckett ; sound editor, Alan Geldart, Wayne Swingle ; foley, Steve Hammond.

Performer Note

Participant, Jane Bunnett, Larry Cramer ; participant, Tata Güines, Ernesto Gatell, Guillermo Rubalcaba, Papi Oviedo, Bobby Carcasses, Amado Dedeu, Pancho Quinto, null Changuito, null El Nene, Merceditas Valdés, Guillermo Barreto, null Los Munequitos, null Los Naranjos, null Desandann, Victor Arencibia, null Caridad, Tomas Casanova, null Chabalongo, Ricardo Tessant de la Cruz, Rey Amauris Burgos Delis, Marcos Dias, Aldo Hernandez Dias, Joel Fernandez, Juan Chacon Gonzales, Gregorio Hernandez, Lazaro Ligo, Pedro Lugo Martinez, null Palma, Thommy Lowry Garcia Rojas, Oscar Galan Ruiz, Julio César Gonzalez Simon, Don Pancho Terry, Amado Dedeu, Jr.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2000.

Summary

Renowned soprano sax player and flautist Jane Bunnett bridges two cultures while creating some of the most joyful sounds in jazz. Join Bunnett as she travels across Cuba with trumpeter Larry Cramer, her husband and musical partner. Surrounded by the charm of Old Havana, Bunnett and Cramer re-connect with old friends and some of the city's finest musicians - like singers Bobby Carcasses and Amado Dedeu - for a recording session. Then Bunnett and Cramer venture east by bus to small towns like Cienfuegos and Camaguey, where they hook up with local musicians and visit music schools to teach jazz and repair broken instruments. Global music fans will be captivated by the performances of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, a celebrated Afro-Cuban rumba group, and Desandann, a 10-member a cappella choir that sings in Haitian Creole.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).