From Mambo to Hip HopMovie
Through interviews and performance clips, filmmaker Henry Chalfant explores the history of music in the South Bronx, from the Puerto Rican and Cuban influences that created the local salsa sound to the rise of hip-hop after fires destroyed the area. Artists appearing in this colorful documentary include Eddie Palmieri, Angel Rodríguez, Benny Bonilla, Clemente "Kid Freeze" Moreno, Ray Barretto, Willie Colón, Bobby Sanabria and many others.
About From Mambo to Hip Hop
From Mambo to Hip Hop is a 2007 documentary movie directed by Henry Chalfant.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 0m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Willie Colón, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
