Latin music USA / PBS ; Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; a co-production of WGBH/Boston and the BBC ; series producer for the BBC, Jeremy Marre ; executive producer for the BBC, Mark Cooper ; series senior producer, Adriana Bosch ; series executive producer, Elizabeth Deane.

"'Latin music USA' highlights the great American music created by Latinos, and celebrates the Latin rhythms at the heart of jazz, rock, country, and rhythm and blues. It's a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across five decades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
British Broadcasting Corporation
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Smits, Jimmy (Narrator)
Bosch, Adriana
Deane, Elizabeth (Elizabeth K.)
Aguilar, Pamela A.
McCabe, Daniel
Marre, Jeremy
Valadez, John J.
Espar, David
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English or Spanish language tracks; English or Spanish closed captions.
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:Home video version.
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > Music.
Hispanic American musicians > Biography.
Salsa (Music) > History and criticism.
Popular music > United States > Latin American influences.
Jazz > History and criticism.
Popular music > Latin American influences.
Mambo (Dance) > History.
Mexican American musicians > Biography.
Rock music > United States > History and criticism.
Tejano music > History and criticism.
Rock music > Latin America > History and criticism.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Music.
Biography.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (225 min.) : sound, color w/ black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 compact disc.
Variant Title:
Latin music U.S.A.
Format: Video DVD CD
Description
Summary:
"'Latin music USA' highlights the great American music created by Latinos, and celebrates the Latin rhythms at the heart of jazz, rock, country, and rhythm and blues. It's a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across five decades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and embraced by all." -- Container.
Note:Originally broadcast on public television in 2009.
Videorecording.
Call Number:ML3560.S6 L38 2009 VideoDVD
ISBN:9781608831296
1608831299
Credits:Editors, Daniel McCabe, Phil McDonald, David Espar, Dick Bartlett ; directors of photography, Edward Marritz, Tom Hurwitz, Ross Keith, Jeff Baynes, Richard Numeroff, Vicente Franco, Andrés Sanchez, José Vazquez.
System Details:DVD ; anamorphic; NTSC, region 1; English in stereo.
Compact disc.
Access to PDF guides and essays requires a DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Reader software.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator: Jimmy Smits (English audio track).