Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango by Angolan filmmaker Dom Pedro explores the expression of Tango's Africanness and the contribution of African cultures in the creation of the tango. Tango was a reflection of the social life of the slaves that were taken to South America -- including Argentina and Uruguay -- mostly from central Africa, particularly from the former Kongo Kingdom. Director Dom Pedro reveals the depth of the footprints of the African music on the tango, through this rich movie combining musical performances and interviews from many tango fans and historians in Latin America and Europe, including the renowned Argentinean pianist Juan Carlos Caceres
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Quite a lot to consume in ONE SITTING!!!
So many GENRES combining to create THE TANGO.
The few snippets of ROOTS OF SAMBA heard in ARGENTINA tugs at the imagination of what MIGHT HAVE BEEN without the GENOCIDE.
But the way the music changed as you moved from ARGENTINA to URUGUAY was quite fascinating -- especially as it relates to the embedded HISTORY LESSON on SLAVERY IN SOUTH AMERICA.
The timbre of the documentary was delicate it could not have been better conceived!!!
"At its origins, there is a hint of AFRICANITY ..."
When Steel Talks: Allyuh see me here trying so hard to save BEVERLEY'S PRESIDENCY and now you come and made me aware of THIS DOCUMENTARY and send me upstairs to watch it on PRIME VIDEO.
But thanks, anyway!!!