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Voces From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale

AIR DATES 9:00pm   Thursday, September 14 2:00am   Friday, September 15 Visit PBS or the Voces series website for more info.

This musical panorama examines the rhythms that blossomed in the South Bronx from the late 1940s when mambo burst onto the scene through the birth of hip hop in the '70s. It chronicles two generations that grew up on the same streets and used rhythm as their form of rebellion -- the older generation took their sound from Cuba and their children created rap. The film features such celebrated artists as Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Benny Bonilla, Willie Colon, Africa Bambaata, Kool Herc, and Kid Freeze.

Directed by: Henry Chalfant, "Style Wars" (Henry was the first photographer to document the graffiti trains in NYC in 1970s and 80s)