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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Pyramid Records
Salesrank: 72298
Released: June 29, 2004 |
| Our Price: $9.90 |
| Used Price: $7.97 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Closed-captioned Color Compilation Dolby DVD Widescreen NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
Some surprising cross-cultural collaborations are the main attraction of Bridge to Havana, which documents the 1999 journey by dozens of American and British musicians to Cuba, where they wrote, recorded, and performed songs with their island counterparts. While political rapprochement between the American and Cuban governments may still be a fantasy, there were no certainly no problems among the musicians; indeed, the process of creating new partnerships by literally drawing names out of a hat created some unexpectedly fruitful results. If, for example, putting Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood, the Chieftains' Paddy Moloney, Cuba's Augusto Enriquez, and various others in the studio and onstage together (for the song "One World") seems farfetched, for the most part it works. The performances on this hour-long disc come both from the studio (Gladys Knight with various Cubans, Peter Frampton with Alberto Tosca) and from the concert that concluded the trip (Joan Osborne, who did such great work in Standing in the Shadows of Motown, is excellent again here). Given the brief amount of time the musicians had to get acquainted and write material together, the songs they came up with can be a bit on the obvious side, but there's no denying the spirit at work throughout this interesting, entertaining program. --Sam Graham
Bridge to Havana Reviews:
wooden tulips and cuban cigars write 
2009-09-19 - this dvd i bought because of the presence and participation of Bonnie Raitt. Well she appears in the end of the show for a few seconds but no musical contribution from her. the quality of the pictures is very poor and is's a shame to sell a movie of that kind. my conclusion; worst buy of the year
Thumbs Down for "Havana"
2009-09-13 - In brief, we ordered this expecting to see performances by the musicians listed in the description -- Glades Knight appeared for about 2-seconds, and many others mentioned didn't appear at all. This is NOT a performance DVD ... It's more of a documentary. I enjoyed passages of the presentation, but not enough to recommend it to you.
Hands across the water 
2009-04-28 - As a Cuban American, I was thrilled to discover this used CD/DVD collection at Pooh Bah Records in Pasadena, Ca. I'd never heard of it but judging from the caliber of the artists, I bought it without even having listened to it.
What an exciting project, taking U.S. and British artists to Havana and randomly pairing them with Cuban artists. Their assignment: write a song, record and perform it in a matter of six days. What a heady experience! I would love to be part of such an exciting undertaking.
Music is the universal language and the love and connectedness these wonderful musicians projected is very clear. No matter how many times I listen, it's a thrill. 5 STARS!!!!!
feelin good
2008-02-18 - i heard the song feelin good featuring gladys knight at a club in detroit some years ago. it's a wonderful song and gladys is so sweet, and powerful. gladys, should definitely consider placing this song on any new and future recordings of hers. i had to look high and low to find this song because it is not released under gladys knights name. with the release of bridge to havana, it certainly has not gotten the attention it(the song and gladys) deserves.
Smooth, Soothing
2008-01-26 - Soulful, good music. I love this CD! The instrumentals and vocals are excellent. I enjoy listening to every track without having to skip forward. If you are a fan of this genre, I would definitely recommend it for your music collection.
