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Tango Negro

  • Tango Negro
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title : Tango Negro, les Racines africaines du Tango
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2013
Format : Feature
Running time : 93 (in minutes)
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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.

Directed by Dom Pedro, 2013, 93 min., France, Documentary, French/Spanish/ English subt.

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