Buena Vista Social Club News

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Latin fusion: it's not just for breakfast anymore. It's for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Percussionist Amadito Valdes, 63, and Barbarito Torres, a decade his junior, rehearsed with younger musicians for a small group of journalists at the home of Fabian Garcia, a bassist who will join the pair in concerts in Sao Paulo, Refife and Olinda beginning Sept.

Goethe-Zentrum is organising a film festival, Breaking Boundaries, as part of its film appreciation series.

The album itself features 19 classic rock & pop tunes performed by Rhythms del Mundo along with an international cast of well-known pop stars The vibe is beguilinga tropical Latin rhythms and beats bringing entertaining new feel to the familiar songsa though it sometimes works against the grittiness inherent in some of the tunes.

Rhythms Del Mundo: Classics. Cuba's Rhythms del Mundo, which includes a handful of the old Buena Vista Social Club, have joined with some of the hippest acts in rock today for a series of Afro-Cuban versions of classic rock songs.

Rhythms Del Mundo: Classics. Cuba's Rhythms del Mundo, which includes a handful of the old Buena Vista Social Club, have joined with some of the hippest acts in rock today for a series of Afro-Cuban versions of classic rock songs.