Directed by
Les Blank |
Cast (in credits order)
Bill Graham | ... | Self | |
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Francisco Aguabella | ... | Self |
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John Santos | ... | Self |
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Carlos 'Patato' Valdés | ... | Self (as Carlos 'Patato' Valdez) |
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Daniel Ponce | ... | Self |
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Julito Collazo | ... | Self |
Cachao | ... | Self (as Israel 'Cachao' López) | |
Dizzy Gillespie | ... | Self | |
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Armando Peraza | ... | Self |
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Robert Farris Thompson | ... | Self |
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Gladys Céspedes | ... | Self (as Gladys 'Bobi' Céspedes) |
Katherine Dunham | ... | Self | |
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Esteban Vega | ... | Self (as Esteban 'Cha Chá' Vega) |
Sheila E. | ... | Self (as Sheila E) | |
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Pete Escovedo | ... | Self |
Carlos Santana | ... | Self |
Produced by
Les Blank | ... | producer |
Jodi Faith Cahn | ... | associate producer |
Tom Luddy | ... | producer |
Chris Simon | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
Les Blank |
Editing by
Marianne Yusavage |
Production Management
Chris Simon | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
Luis M. Abaurrea | ... | sound recordist: concert |
Jon Bendichk | ... | sound recordist: concert |
Phil Edwards | ... | sound recordist: concert |
Tom Flye | ... | multi-track music mix |
Maureen Gosling | ... | sound recordist |
Mickey Hart | ... | multi-track music mix |
Will Harvey | ... | sound mixer |
Ken Lee | ... | sound recordist: concert |
Julian Neff | ... | sound recordist: concert |
Ray Oviedo | ... | sound recordist: concert |
David Roche | ... | additional sound |
John Santos | ... | multi-track music mix |
David Silberberg | ... | additional sound |
Chris Simon | ... | sound recordist |
Jeff Sterling | ... | multi-track music mix |
Chris Strachwitz | ... | additional sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Harrod Blank | ... | camera assistant |
Toni Hanna | ... | camera assistant |
Susan Kell | ... | camera assistant |
John Knoop | ... | concert lighting / second camera |
Frank Simeon | ... | camera assistant |
Jose Vergelin | ... | camera assistant (as José Vergelín) / concert lighting (as José Vergelín) |
Lou Weinert | ... | camera assistant |
Benjamin Young | ... | camera assistant / concert lighting |
Editorial Department
Lyuba Birinbaum | ... | assistant editor |
Les Blank | ... | additional editing |
Medora Ebersole | ... | assistant editor |
Maureen Gosling | ... | additional editing |
Toni Hanna | ... | assistant editor |
Susan Kell | ... | assistant editor |
David Silberberg | ... | assistant editor |
Lou Weinert | ... | assistant editor |
Music Department
Francisco Aguabella | ... | musician: Conga Summit / musician: Kimball's East / musician: NEA performance / musician: Santería ceremony / musician: tribute concert |
Tomás Albondiga | ... | musician: Santería ceremony |
David Belove | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Cachao | ... | musician: Conga Summit (as Israel 'Cachao' López) |
Julito Collazo | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
Jeff Cressman | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Gladys Céspedes | ... | musician: tribute concert (as Gladys 'Bobi' Céspedes) |
Martin 'Doc' Dietrich | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Jesús Díaz | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Sheila E. | ... | musician: Conga Summit (as Sheila E) |
Pete Escovedo | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
Virgilio Figueroa | ... | musician: Santería ceremony |
Lazaro Galarraga | ... | musician: NEA performance (as Lázaro Galarraga) |
Carmelo García | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
Dizzy Gillespie | ... | musician: Kimball's East |
Roger Glenn | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
Humberto Nengue Hernandez | ... | musician: NEA performance (as Humberto 'Nenge' Hernández) |
Buddha Huffman | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Rebeca Mauleon | ... | musician: Conga Summit (as Rebeca Mauleón-Santana) |
Kevin Moore | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Harold Muñíz | ... | musician: Conga Summit / musician: tribute concert |
Juan Oliva | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
Bill Ortiz | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
Armando Peraza | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Lorenzo Peñalber | ... | musician: Santería ceremony |
Daniel Ponce | ... | musician: Conga Summit |
Felix Reinoso | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Eduardo Reyes | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Rey Rodríguez | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Carlos Santana | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Ed Smith | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Michael Spiro | ... | musician: tribute concert |
José Suárez | ... | musician: tribute concert |
Carlos 'Patato' Valdés | ... | musician: Conga Summit (as Carlos 'Patato' Valdez) |
Additional Crew
Debbie Brubaker | ... | production assistant (as Deborah Brubaker) |
Gladys Céspedes | ... | additional consultant (as Gladys 'Bobi' Céspedes) |
Leticia Del Toro | ... | translator |
Maribel García-Soto | ... | translator |
Toni Hanna | ... | translator |
Steve Losa | ... | additional consultant |
Randall Low | ... | stage manager |
Rebeca Mauleon | ... | translator (as Rebeca Mauleón-Santana) |
Aaron May | ... | production assistant |
Brian McCarthy | ... | concert security |
Leonard Michaels | ... | additional consultant |
Rock Ross | ... | titles |
John Santos | ... | chief advisor |
Ilana Scherl | ... | production assistant |
David Silberberg | ... | production assistant |
Chris Simon | ... | titles |
Thanks
Cesar Ascarrunz | ... | special thanks |
Mantra Ben-Ya'akova | ... | special thanks |
Howard Cohen | ... | special thanks |
Sergio Figueroa | ... | special thanks |
Roger Glenn | ... | special thanks |
Michael Goodwin | ... | special thanks |
Gale Kissin | ... | special thanks |
Charles Kuralt | ... | special thanks |
Ellyn Kutch | ... | special thanks |
Steve Newmark | ... | special thanks |
Jeffrey Norman | ... | special thanks |
Gloria Nusse | ... | special thanks |
Maima Te'o | ... | special thanks |
Irwin Young | ... | special thanks |