Beyond the music of this film, of which there is a treasure trove of, there is an undercurrent of the hope beyond hope.
We see Cuba, torn apart after years of senseless revolution and senseless retaliation, filled with some amazing individuals who still strive for the brass ring of beauty. They are all older, having been thru the pre and post- revolutionary facets of their mother land, who where either quietly retired of slowly fading into the night. This film shows them revitalized, renewed and as vibrant as ever. Against the bleak backdrop of the spent and tattered Cuba they shine even more brightly.
The scenes in New York are perhaps most telling for me. Having been a new yorker for some 30 years now removed from there for the last two, I can see in thier eyes the wonder of a person seeing it for the first time. More amazing still is to see them come to grips with how far the world has come outside of their stifling motherland's revolution.
This is a must see for anyone who treasures music, beauty, and the hope that infuses both.
We see Cuba, torn apart after years of senseless revolution and senseless retaliation, filled with some amazing individuals who still strive for the brass ring of beauty. They are all older, having been thru the pre and post- revolutionary facets of their mother land, who where either quietly retired of slowly fading into the night. This film shows them revitalized, renewed and as vibrant as ever. Against the bleak backdrop of the spent and tattered Cuba they shine even more brightly.
The scenes in New York are perhaps most telling for me. Having been a new yorker for some 30 years now removed from there for the last two, I can see in thier eyes the wonder of a person seeing it for the first time. More amazing still is to see them come to grips with how far the world has come outside of their stifling motherland's revolution.
This is a must see for anyone who treasures music, beauty, and the hope that infuses both.