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Title: What a treat!
Review: Ry Cooder does the latin music world a great service by visiting and then revisiting in film these great Cuban musicians who would have been all but forgotten in the political struggles of the times. To be sure, the music is excellent (though the recording quality on the DVD is far from concert-quality), played with the passion one expects of artists who know that music is their best form of free expression. But the DVD provides more: the trip to NYC of these gentlemen and the chance to watch them watch us is priceless. They are projected into a time-warp, and find the world they have been told is so corrupt is really a treasure trove of good things, good musicians and good people. This is a wonderful work of art and I will enjoy watching it and listening to it again and again.
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