Sara Gómez is a participant-observer in this rich documentary from 1967 about the origins of Afro Cuban music experienced through the instruments used. The film consists of short interviews, footage of impromptu street performances and some studio recordings.  Gómez’s commitment to featuring multiple voices in the post-revolutionary society results in a fascinating history of how Cuban jazz, rumba, and dance developed against changes in historical circumstances. Gómez was a musician by training, and her syncopated montage captures the cross-rhythmic nature of the music.

…Y Tenemos Sabor / …And we’ve got flavour| Sara Gómez| Cuba 1967 ICAIC| 30min |Spanish with English subtitles|18

BOOK TICKETS 4pm, Sunday 10 March 2024, at The Garden Cinema. Includes feature ‘One Way or Another’ by Sara Gomez and Q&A with Tania Delgado Cuban film specialist and director of the Havana Film Festival.

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