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2. Candombe: Afro-kultur e Uruguay
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Deugenio,Rafael (Author), Nunez,Fernando "Lobo" (Series Editor), Martirena,Washington (Series Editor), and Gomez,Jorge (Series Editor)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Language:
- Spanish
- Publication Date:
- 1993
- Published:
- New York, NY: ArtMattan Productions
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title Details:
- VHS tape 1 videocassette (17 min.)
- Notes:
- Fernando Nunez, a black man, a musician, and a maker of drums, sees himself as the heir to "Candombe," an important social and cultural legacy from his slave forefathers in Uruguay. However, the official history and culture of Uruguay continues to marginalize expressions of black culture. Fernando Nunez and his friends from Barrio Sur, a back street quarter of Montevideo, fight to keep these important cultural roots alive in the consciousness of the Uruguayan people;
3. Cimarrones
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ferrand,Carlos (Director)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Publication Date:
- 1983
- Published:
- New York, NY: Cinema Guild
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 1 videocassette (24 min.), Documents the history of the Cimarrones, the few African slaves who escaped from the Spanish conquistadores to live in freedom in Peru. Reenacts an incident that took place on May 8, 1808, when one band of Cimarrones ambushed a caravan of Spaniards on the way to execute two slave prisoners.
4. Cuban roots/Bronx stories
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Sporn,Pam (Director)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Language:
- English and Spanish.
- Publication Date:
- 2000
- Published:
- New York, NY: Third World Newsreel
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 1 videocassette (57 min.), Highlights the historical journey of an Afro-Cuban family, from Jamaica, to Cuba, to the Bronx, revealing that the Cuban-American experience is more diverse, racially and ideologically, than we are often led to believe. Diana, Ruben, and Pablo reveal stories of growing political awareness, overcoming the dangers of the streets, and coming into their own as Afro-Latinos.
5. Hip hop SP
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Filho,Francisco (Author), Martinelli,Mirella (Author), Coutinho,Marcelo (Author), and Abujamra,Andre (Author)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Language:
- Portuguese
- Publication Date:
- 1990
- Published:
- New York, NY: Third World Newsreel
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 1 videocassette (11 min., 12 sec.), Examines the experiences of Sao Paulo's black community through their hip hop music, dance and grafitti.
6. I is a Long Memoried Woman
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Lewis,Ingrid (Author) and Solomon,Frances-Anne (Author)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Publication Date:
- 1993
- Published:
- New York: Women Make Movies
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 1 microfiche
- Notes:
- "This extraordinary video chronicles the history of slavery through the eyes of Caribbean women. A striking combination of monologue, dance, and song—griot-style—conveys a young African woman’s quest for survival in the new world." (Women Make Movies); Based on a collection of poems by Guyanese British writer, Grace Nicols, this program chronicles the history of slavery thru the eyes of Caribbean women. Presented through a combination of monologue, dance and song
7. I is a long memoried woman
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Solomon,Frances-Anne (Director), Forbes,Leonie (Narrator), Andoh,Adjoa (Narrator), Eusebia (Dancer), Odlum,Malisha (Dancer), and Wright,Steve (Dancer)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Publication Date:
- 1993?
- Published:
- New York, NY: Women Make Movies
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- Originally produced as documentary film in 1990., 1 videocassette (50 min.), Based on a collection of poems by Guyanese British writer, Grace Nichols, this program chronicles the history of slavery through the eyes of Caribbean women. Presented through a combination of monologue, dance and song.
8. Joe Mccarthy's Afro-cuban Big Band Play-along
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- McCarthy,Joe (Author)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Pub Co.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 1 DVD (63 min), The Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along DVD gives the drummer/percussionist an opportunity to play contemporary Afro-Cuban music in a big band setting. The DVD features play-along tracks (minus the drums), an E-book containing the complete charts and examples demonstrated on the DVD, and bonus tracks of additional tunes from Afro-Bop Alliance.
9. Las raíces de mi corazón; The roots of my heart
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Rolando,Gloria (Author), Grupo de Video "Imagenes del Caribe" en colaboración con "Videoteca del Sur" (Editor), Monse Duane, Sonia Boggiano, Zoraima Segón, Renny Arozarena, Luz Ma. Collazo, Jorge Prieto, Aimeé Despaigne, Nora Rodríguez, Manuel Oña (Series Editor), and Maria Josefa Gómez (Translator)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Publication Date:
- 2001
- Published:
- Arlington, MA: AfroCubaWeb.com
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title Details:
- DVD video 1 videodisc (49 min.)
- Notes:
- This drama follows a young Cuban woman investigating her family history, and discovering disturbing revelations about the 1912 genocide, in which over 6,000 members of the Independents of Color were killed by the Cuban Army
10. Maria Antonia
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Giral,Sergio (Director)
- Format:
- Video/DVD
- Language:
- Spanish and English subtitles
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- Harbor Islands, FL: Giral Media Production
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- Originally released in 1990 as a motion picture. Based on the theatrical work: Maria Antonia by Eugenio Hernandez Espinosa., 1 videodisc (100 min.), A story of love, passion, resentment, and revenge set in pre-revolutionary working-class Cuba. Maria Antonio, in a role based on Oshun, the love goddess in the religion of the African Yoruba people, is driven to a crime of passion.