Tambo Jazz

Name: Tambo Jazz
Director: Gerardo Maloney
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1993-01-01
Cast: Víctor Boa, Bárbara Wilson, Leroy Gittens, Harold Berry (Zaggy), Violeta Green

1993 · 39 min · Documentary, Music

Documentary about the origins of jazz in Panama, which generated the tambojazz genre.

Directed by Gerardo Maloney · Written by Gerardo Maloney

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