Music video for "They Came" from the GRAMMY-winning album "The Offense of the Drum" (GRAMMY-winning for Best Latin Jazz Album)

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"They Came" is what may be the first collaboration of an Afro Latin Jazz Big Band with spoken word poetry, and is the kaleidoscopic story of Puerto Rican pride. A profound commentary of achievement and possibility in America, it begins with bomba rhythms, mixes in hip hop and reggaeton with DJ Logic working the turntables, and settles into a canyon deep salsa groove. Before we enter the land of milk and honey, we must endure the terrain of struggle that Chilo (the featured rapper) describes.

Official music video: "They Came" (composed and arranged by Jason Lindner, spoken word lyrics by Christopher "Chilo" Cajigas)

Guests: Christopher "Chilo" Cajigas (spoken word), DJ Logic (turntables), Jason Lindner (conductor)

From "The Offense of the Drum," the new album from GRAMMY winners Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, available now on iTunes! [ Ссылка ]

Released May 6, 2014 on Motéma Music.

"Arturo O'Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is one of the best jazz orchestras in existence, a powerhouse outfit whose precise section work is enhanced by thrilling soloists." -- The New Yorker

"Mr. O'Farrill has honed the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to handle dizzyingly complex music with earthy joy." -- The New York Times

"[T]he Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra [is a] remarkable New York institution." -- The New York Times

Music video:

Directed by Julian Weller
Edited by Andreas Klein

Cameras:
Andreas Klein
Julian Weller
Vincent Venturella
Sophia Costanzi
Gabriela Brito

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