Don Azpiazu Band (1933)

Full title reads: “Now for a topical excerpt (taken during an actual performance) Don Azpiazu and his Cuban Ensemble. Filmed at Leicester Square Theatre, London.“ Introductory intertitles read: “Everybody remembers ’The Peanut Vendor’ - Don Azpiazu was the leader to introduce it and make it famous.“ and “The secret of this real Cuban Rumba is the extraordinary rhythm obtained by the queer instruments of the band -“ Various shots of the band as they perform a Fruity Rumba. Instruments include bongo drums and maracas. There is one shot of the audience in the circle. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-
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