Ivy League Rumba (2016) is an award-winning PBS documentary about the impact of Afro-Cuban rhythms and beats on mainstream US culture and music.  Co-produced by Richard Snyder and filmed at the Brown University Latin Jazz and Pop Festival, the documentary aired nationally on PBS during Hispanic Heritage Month in 2016.  

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Screening of Ivy League Rumba, with Directors Joe Cardona and Ralf Gonzalez, The Actors' Playhouse at The Miracle Theatre, Coral Gables, FL, October 2016.


Watch Ivy League Rumba ​here. See below for the music video of the documentary’s theme song, "Agua Pa' Los Santos," filmed at Brown University and featuring the Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban Funk band PALO!, with Descemer Bueno, Román Díaz and Pedrito Martinez
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Aurora Award for Ivy League Rumba, Platinum Best of Show in the Category "Documentary: Cultural.”
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