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Yesterday | Plymouth Evening Herald

Cuban soul at Marjons

BUILDING a fresh Cuban sound for a new generation, seven piece ensemble Asere artfully draw on inspiration from the traditional Cuban son style of music, but inject it with an inventive soulful groove that gives it an explosive punch and current relevance.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Toto, Latin

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Age

Melancholy vista

Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe are coming after Lowe dragged the retiring Cooder out of his garage and back on stage.

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Related Topix: Blues, Ry Cooder, Latin, Paris, TX

Tue Nov 17, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Mayra Andrade/Roberto Fonseca | World music review

This impressive double bill featured a young celebrity from Cape Verde and the Cuban pianist who achieved the seemingly impossible when he successfully took over from RubA©n GonzA lez in the Buena Vista Social Club.

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Related Topix: Cape Verde, World News, Latin

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Haaretz

Top German director: No reason to boycott Israeli cinema

World renowned German film director Wim Wenders said at a press conference in Jerusalem on Monday that European academies should focus on exposing and showing films, not boycotting the Israeli academy or movie industry.

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Related Topix: Wim Wenders, Paris, TX, Latin

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Sal Pizarro - Mercury News Arts & Ent...

Review: Ornette Coleman in concert

The 27th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival ended much like it began: in grand style.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Ornette Coleman, Latin

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Milford Mercury

A varity to view at Torch Theatre, Milford Haven

Fans of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club or Latin music in general are sure to enjoy the seven-piece band Asere, performing at the Torch Theatre on Saturday.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Pembrokeshire County, Wales, Latin

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Miami New Times

Legendary Cuban Band Septeto Nacional Back After 76 Years

It's a measure of the new exile tolerance that a heralded band from Cuba is headed for Miami, and -- at least so far -- no one is talking about protests, pain or politics.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL, Miami Metro, Latin, Publishing, Media

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Scoop

Music From Around The Globe For Womad NZ 2010

Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 8:48 pm Press Release: Womad An African music legend, funky French punksters, an original member of the Buena Vista Social Club, eight horn-playing brothers and "the voice of the Sahara" are among the stellar line-up of artists heading to New Zealand for WOMAD New Zealand 2010.

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Related Topix: Latin, Folk, World Music

Fri Oct 23, 2009

MinnPost.com

Terrorist musicians and this weeka s jazz picks

For six years, the War on Terror has been fought against ... musicians. If you follow jazz, you know that includes Cuban musicians.

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Related Topix: Omar Sosa, Jazz, Ibrahim Ferrer, Latin, Afro Cuban All Stars, Omara Portuondo, California

Tue Oct 20, 2009

The Hindu

Listen to the music

UTV World Movies' 'Movie of the month' is "Buena Vista Social Club", a 118-minute reminder why cameras and microphones were invented.

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Related Topix: Latin

Sat Oct 17, 2009

SF Gate

Pop Quiz

We're pretty sure a bit was lost in the very patchy translation from Cuba, but it was a thrill nonetheless to catch up last week with Omara Portuondo, the lone female star of the Buena Vista Social Club, in anticipation of her first visit to the United States since 2003.

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Related Topix: Omara Portuondo, Latin, US Travel, Travel, Russia Travel, San Francisco, Russia Travel, San Francisco Travel, San Francisco Metro

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Music-News.com

Gilles Peterson gets down with Cuban musical talent

Gilles Peterson and global art initiative Havana Cultura present a 2-disk collection of contemporary Cuban musical talent.

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Related Topix: Latin

Thu Oct 08, 2009

MisterBryans

Canada, the U.S. and Cuban Music

There's a growing flood of mini-developments in the 'deshielo' between U.S. and Cuba, but this link from Cuba Colada is the most significant for Canadian music audiences and Canadian producers.

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Related Topix: Latin, Omara Portuondo

Mon Oct 05, 2009

KSTU - Fox 13

Buena Vista's Portuondo headed back to US; says music can better bilateral ties

Omara Portuondo, the sultry-voiced diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, has been granted permission to visit the U.S. for the first time since 2003 and hopes a dose of her sensuous sound can inspire both countries to improve frozen relations.

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Related Topix: US Travel, Travel, Omara Portuondo, Latin, UC Los Angeles, California, Cuba, World News, Central America, Entertainment

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Plymouth Evening Herald

Havana great time at the Buena Vista

DIRECT from Havana, Buena Vista Social Club return for their third visit to Plymouth Pavilions, to present some of most sublime Cuban music ever.

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Related Topix: Latin, Ibrahim Ferrer

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Jamaican View

Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae

The lovingly conceived, brilliantly executed, multi-platform Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae aims to achieve the same sort of museum piece-to-modernity transformation for Jamaican rocksteady that Buena Vista Social Club created for Cuban music of an earlier era.

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Related Topix: Latin

Wed Sep 30, 2009

La Prensa - Lorain/Cleveland Edition

Legendary Dominican Soneros makes Cleveland debut at CMA 's VIVA! & Gala series

Puerto Plata's sweet, nostalgic voice is laced with the kind of wisdom that's reminiscent of the late Ibrah im Ferrer of Buena Vista Social Club.

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Related Topix: Cleveland, OH, Dominican Republic, World News, Latin

Mon Sep 28, 2009

All About Jazz

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Legendary Cuban Singer and Latin Grammy Nominee...

Cultural Breakthrough Achieved Omara Portuondo, the world renowned vocalist who began her career in the music scene of her native Cuba in the 1940s, has been granted a travel visa to perform in the United States for two very special dates in October.

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Related Topix: Omara Portuondo, Latin, US Travel, Travel, Russia Travel, San Francisco, Russia Travel, San Francisco Travel

Sun Sep 13, 2009

Montreal Gazette

In step with the land of salsa and son

Beyond the sound of the surf and the rattle of vintage cars cruising the streets, you can hear the heartbeat of Cuba through its music.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Central America, Cuba Travel, Travel, Latin, Fidel Castro

Thu Sep 03, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

StereoFidelics back in Asheville for Grey Eagle gig

A band that lists about 100 influences on its MySpace page is bound to produce an eclectic sound.

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Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Latin

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