((HAVANA BUZZ)) A NEW MUSIC FILM FROM CUBA

Excerpt from review:
“Animals of Cuban Music” is Jen Paz’ second documentary about the state of the contemporary dance music scene in Cuba. Her first film “¡Popular!” followed La Charanga Habanera during what might be called the end of their pure timba period, when they were hugely popular on the Island following the release of the CD “Soy cubano, soy popular”. As indicated by the subtitle: “salsa vs reggaeton”, “Animals” presents the situation in Havana after the reggaeton explosion that had been building in Cuba for years, but was slowed by policies that discouraged reggaeton.

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REVIEWS / DJ Melao – Cubamemucho Worldwide DJ
DJ Melao says:
Hey whenever you have el Tosco in a documentary it is well worth it !! I absolutely loved Animales de la musica Cubana and it is definately worth buying if you are a TIMBA aficionado !! If we don’t support projects like these who will?? I purchased my copy last week. Jennifer Paz is the Oprah of Cuban Music !! SUPPORT THE ARTS .. Dont wait for your friend to burn a copy !!

¡Hey siempre que usted tenga EL Tosco en un documental está bien digno de él!! ¡Amé absolutamente Animales de la musica Cubana y es definitivamente digno de la compra si usted es un aficionado de TIMBA!! Si nosotros no apoyamos proyectos como éstos quién ayudará? Compré mi copia la semana pasada. ¡Jennifer Paz es La Oprah de la música cubana!! ¡No espere a su amigo para quemar una copia!!

REVIEWS / Lionel Rogier – Farandulero Mayor / Fiestacubana
Lionel says:
I just loved the DVD ! I bought it and received it recently and you made my day! The documentary is filled wit the real sound of La Habana… I was brought back to my Farandulero’s atmosphere … Great soundtrack all along and the topics addressed by all musicians really reflect what is in the air … the true question of identity in Cuban Music.. is Reggeaton a threat ?
I have only one word : BRAVO ! Well thought, Well done ! Right to the point … All in there in very sound, accurate and well positioned… Congrats…Y si yo soy un animal, me hace falta una domadora… no me interesan los payasos…

REVIEWS / Giuseppe Bonariva – Gruppo TNT
Guiseppe Bonariva says:
It’s widescreen DVD [16:9] audio 48 k. The editing is really great and the quality is at the at the level of television shows like MTV. The film is an excellent documentary about the current situation of Cuban music and some of its protagonists. In particular, it emphasizes the differences and similarities with salseros/timberos and the new generation of musicians, who while inspired by reggaeton, have introduced into their own productions unmistakable elements of Cuban dance music. I enjoyed it and it made me want to return to Cuba!

EN ESPANOL:
El dvd me llegó 1 semana atras, pero solo ayer he tenido tiempo suficiente para ver el film. La producción es de excelente nivel, tanto por la calidad de las imagenes que de audio. Para los tecnicos digo que es Widescreen DVD [16:9] HD y el audio a 48K.

El trabajo de editing y montaje para mi es realmente muy bueno (es bueno tambien por television como MTV), el film es un excelente documental sobre la la situación de la música cubana de hoy y sobre algunos de sus protagonistas. En particular, se destacan las diferencias y similitudes entre salseros/timberos y la nueva generación de músicos que, aunque inspirado por el reggaeton han introducido en sus producciones elementos inconfundibles de la música bailable cubana. Me gustó y me hizo querer volver a Cuba!

ITALIANI:
Il DVD mi è arrivato una settimana fa, ma solo ieri ho avuto il tempo di guardarlo per bene. La produzione video è di ottimo livello sia per quanto riguarda la qualità delle immagini sia per il suono. Per i più tecnici preciso che è in formato Widescreen DVD [16:9] girato in formato HDV (High Definition) con audio campionato a 48k.

Il lavoro di editing e montaggio secondo me è davvero molto buono (non sfigurerebbe nemmeno su TV tipo MTV!); il tutto si presenta come un eccellente documentario sullo stato attuale della musica cubana e su alcuni suoi protagonisti. In particolare si evidenzia il contrasto e/o i punti di contatto tra i salseri/timberi e la nuova generazione di musicisti che pur ispirandosi al reggaeton hanno introdotto nelle loro produzioni elementi inconfondibili della musica cubana ballabile. A me è piaciuto e mi ha fatto venire voglia di tornare a Cuba!

REVIEWS / Raul – Somosdebarrio
Raul says:
El Documental “Los animales de la Musica cubana” es un material audio-visual muy bien trabajado, comenta la realidad de lo que esta pasando en la musica cubana, y se lo muestra a todos sin ningun tipo de censura. En este se exponenen las diferentes tipos de ritmos musicales que estan invadiendo la isla que a la vez estan compitiendo con estos que son nacionales. Este es un material que es de compra OBLIGATORIA para todos aquellos amantes y seguidores de la musica cubana, no dejen que te lo cuenten ni que te lo copien atajalo tu mismo!!

REVIEWS / Karel Muñiz – Salsero Barcelona
Karell says:
“LOS ANIMALES DE LA MUSICA CUBANA”, es la nueva pelicula de Jennifer Paz donde nos da una visión de la vida nocturna en La Habana y su música. Esta película se centra en el reggaeton cubano y la timba, dándonos entrevistas exclusivas y testimonios, con importantes artistas de ambos lados, como Baby Lores, Manolito Simonet, Mayito Rivera, Yulien Oviedo, Paulito FG, El Chacal y muchos otros. También podemos disfrutar de un montón de imágenes en vivo de buena calidad que es difícil de encontrar en la calle y estos clips tomados por Jen son un verdadero tesoro.

REVIEWS / Franz Gamarra – Planet Timba
Franz says:
I didn’t like reggaeton much before, I liked only Gente de Zona & El Chacal, who is a great artist.. but after watching Jennifer’s movie now i’m listening more reggaeton ! hahhahaha and Tania from Bamboleo looks HOT!! I wonder when tania will form his own band, she has too much potencial. Thanks to Jennifer for opening my eyes to Cuban Reggaeton!

REVIEWS / Michael Craghead – Timba Geeks
Michael says:
I just finished watching Jennifer Paz’ new film, “Animals of Cuban Music”, on Monday. It’s a really well done doc. It’s as good as her previous film, “Popular”.

The subject is different this time. In Popular she chronicled the adventures of La Charanga Habanera as one of the top bands in Cuba. This time she explores the Cuban music scene as it exists today; a combination of timba and reggaeton. She touches on the struggles that each genre is experiencing; each has unique struggles as well as some combined ones.

As I started watching it I thought that it might get kind of negative after one major timba artists voiced his dislike for reggaeton noting, in his opinion, that it “only has two beats”. Not being a real reggaeton fan I kind of thought that was funny and even laughed out loud. I don’t want to give it away, but the film wasn’t negative at all. You should check it out to see what else is said.

The film was tastefully done with a fairly balanced mix of long, live performance clips from both genres. I thought the graphic touches that she used were really nice as well. You can see the effort that was put into the project in the quality of the overall work. I think you will enjoy the film even if you don’t like reggaeton, and you really will enjoy it if you do.