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    Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

    Lorenzo Destefano

    Tom chats with Lorenzo Destefano, director of Los Zafiros - Music from the Edge of Time. The award-winning film tells the story of the group that blended American doo-wop, Brazilian bossa nova, and other pop styles, finding favor with listeners though not with the Cuban government. Since disbanded, Cubans young and old remember them still.

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    By Tom Schnabel • Jun 1, 2003 • 2h 0m Listen

    Tom chats with Lorenzo Destefano, director of Los Zafiros - Music from the Edge of Time. The award-winning film tells the story of the group that blended American doo-wop, Brazilian bossa nova, and other pop styles, finding favor with listeners though not with the Cuban government. Since disbanded, Cubans young and old remember them still. (http://www.lorenzodestefano.com/home.htm)

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