Percussion, Impressions and Reality

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Abstract

This is the first comprehensive U.S. film to explore the origins and growth of traditional Puerto Rican music. Interviews with musicians living in New York reveal how traditional music is used as a source of resistance against cultural domination. Their music is also a means by which Puerto Rican culture is maintained and transformed. The film focuses on the music of "Lexington Avenue Express", a group that has taken their music to community centers, political events, prisons and music festivals.

Details

Subject

Music

Location

New York; United States--US

Production company

Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños; CUNY Academic Commons; Third World Newsreel

Identifier / keyword

Newsreels; American History; History; American Studies; 1970s; Late Twentieth Century (1975-2000); No; Family and Culture; Late 20th Century (1975–2000); Puerto Ricans; 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

Clip length

00:29:43

Title

Percussion, Impressions and Reality

Director

Siegle, Allan

Producer

Luban, Francia; Choy, Christine

Publication year

1978

Publisher

Third World Newsreel

Location

New York, NY

Source type

Audio or Video Work

Language of publication

Spanish

Document type

Documentary, Transcript, Audio/Video Clip

ProQuest document ID

2394891193

Document URL

https://www.proquest.com/audio-video-works/percussion-impressions-reality/docview/2394891193/se-2?accountid=208611

Last updated

2025-06-13

Database

ProQuest One Academic