
From Mambo to Hip Hop
2007, English. Directed by Henry Chalfant.
Through interviews and performance clips, filmmaker Henry Chalfant explores the history of music in the South Bronx, from the Puerto Rican and Cuban influences that created the local salsa sound to the rise of hip-hop after fires destroyed the area. Artists appearing in this colorful documentary include Eddie Palmieri, Angel Rodríguez, Benny Bonilla, Clemente "Kid Freeze" Moreno, Ray Barretto, Willie Colón, Bobby Sanabria and many others.
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From Mambo to Hip Hop is streaming on The Coda Collection and Qello Concerts by Stingray in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed From Mambo to Hip Hop?
From Mambo to Hip Hop (2007) was directed by Henry Chalfant and stars Willie Colón, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri.