Cuba: Island of Music

Name: Cuba: Island of Music
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 16, 2004
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 54

2004

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Release Date: January 16, 2004

Summary: This documentary examines contemporary Cuban music and its Afro-Latino roots

Director: Gary Keys

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 95 min

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David Sterritt

The analytical discussions don't run very deep, but eyes will shine and toes will tap whenever this picture is shown. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Keys takes a scattershot approach to Cuban music, filming not only specific artists, like Los Cohibas and Los Zafiros, but also street musicians in the barrio and just about everywhere else he can find them. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Even if you think you know a little something about world music, Cuba's cultural riches may come as a surprise. Read full review

Noel Murray

As one man's vacation video, it's outstanding, but as a documentary, it lacks verve, stylistically or journalistically. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

A toe-tapping, booty- shaking look at Cubans' love of music that gets bogged down in political thoughts that go unexplored. Read full review

Laura Sinagra

An odd blend of passionate performance footage and maddeningly shallow analysis of Cuba's music and politics. Read full review

Jack Mathews

The movie is dismally organized, his (Keys) interviews are shallow and uninformative, and the project has a whole lacks a strong point of view. Read full review

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