Bachata Documentary will be shown again on Friday @ 10PM in NYC
I just received this. The documentary will be shown again - I think I will go and see it again. Anyone interested in bachata should definitely check it out.
PRESS RELEASE: SANTO DOMINGO BLUES :Los T?gueres de la Bachata
CONTACT: Ezequiel Cort?z, Publicist
Mambo Media
PO Box 110-779
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718.388.0350 /
www.santodomingoblues.com
mambomedia@yahoo.com
ADDITIONAL SCREENING: Anthology Film Archives, 2nd Ave. and 2nd St., Manhattan, Friday, March 5th 10 pm. [/B]
“SANTO DOMINGO BLUES” gets additional screening by popular demand.
Luis Vargas, the Supreme King of Dominican Bachata music, leads a hilarious and soulful parade of salty crooners from the villages and slums of Santo Domingo to the streets of New York, where this underdog musical style has become the hottest new phenomenon in Latin music since salsa broke in the early seventies. Bachata is the Dominican Blues, and Luis Vargas is its triumphant guitar king.
After two sold out shows a screening has been added on Friday, March 5, at 10 pm. Filmmaker Alex Wolfe’s highly entertaining tribute to Bachata music is featured at the Anthology Film Archives as part of the Music and Soul in the African Diaspora program.
The surprise hit from last summer’s New York International Latino Film Festival, Santo Domingo Blues played to sold-out audiences and earned rave reviews from viewers and critics alike. Andrian Kreve, New York correspondent for Germany’s Suddeutsche Zeitung, writes:
Having covered both music and film for almost two decades, I had never been to a premiere as exciting as Santo Domingo Blues. It’s a rare case that a film screening moves a crowd to the point of frenetic applause, normally reserved for teen idols or rock gods… The obvious comparison of this film would be Wim Wenders' “Buena Vista Social Club". Just like Wenders Alex Wolfe managed to capture the mood and atmosphere of Latin American music and it’s roots in the Caribbean in a way that can make an audience of American or European gringos love a music it has never heard before.
Santo Domingo Blues is a moving, sexy, often hilarious tribute to the “unsung” singer/guitar-players that have helped transform Bachata from the vilified music of cabarets and brothels to an emblem of national pride. It is centered on the character of Luis Vargas, known as the Supreme King of Bitterness. Luis takes us from the afro-caribbean roots of this Dominican Blues to the big avenues of New York, where bachata has now become the hottest new Latin beat. “Santo Domingo Blues” is a heart-felt immigrant success story filled with Caribbean humor, hot dancing, and lots of great music.
THEATER LOCATION: 32 Second Avenue at Second Street.
TRAVEL: F train to 2nd Ave or 6 train to Bleeker or 2nd Ave.-M15 bus to 3rd St.
TICKET POLICY: Tickets are $8 general admission, $5 for members, seniors & students with ID. Tickets are available day-of-show only, at the box office. Box office opens 30 minutes prior to the first show of the day. Cash only.
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Alex Wolfe
Mambo Media
P.O. Box 110-779
Brooklyn, New York 11211
mambomedia@yahoo.com
www.SantoDomingoBlues.com
(718) 388-0350