Shop buena vista social club at carnegie hall live. One shot of a camera circling a musician on a chair in a big room would have been splendidespecially since the interiors in the movie are of beautiful, decaying havana locations. The content, such as it was, was decent, but hard to believe they are marketing a disc with less than a half an hour of content. Traveling from the streets of havana to the stage of carnegie hall, this revelatory documentary captures a forgotten generation of cubas brightest musical talents as they enjoy an unexpected encounter with world fame. German director wim wenders captured the performance on film, followed by a second concert in carnegie hall, new york city for a documentary that. Eliades ochoa, compay segundo official audio duration. Orquesta buena vista social club shabazz palaces is a duo that makes experimental hiphop music that takes a lot of influences from jazz, african music and general feelgood grooves and textures.
As gimmicks go, this is not a bad one put together the younger relatives of the buena vista social club stars well, they could hardly be the older relations, could they. Find buena vista social club tour dates, buena vista social club tickets, concerts, and gigs, as well as other events youll be interested in, only at. The original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records over seven days at the vintage egrem studios in havana. In 1996, composer, producer, and guitar legend ry cooder entered egrem studios in havana with the forgotten greats of cuban music, many of them in their 60s and 70s, some of them long since retired. Buena vista social club tour dates 2020 buena vista. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of. The result is lost and found, a compilation of studio recordings from the original buena vista social club sessions made at havanas egrem studios.
The recording, named buena vista social club after the havana institution, became an international success, and the ensemble was encouraged to perform with a full lineup in amsterdam in 1998. The label is best known for the grammy winning buena vista social club album, which is the biggest selling world music album of all time, and led to the phenomenal rise in popularity of cuban music. Recognized only a few of the artists as buena vista social club. Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. Release buena vista social club by buena vista social.
Buena vista social club chan chan, from buena vista. You can find the list of buena vista social club tour dates here. The original buena vista social club was a members club in havana, cuba, that closed in the 1940s. Aging cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following castros takeover of cuba, are brought out of retirement by ry cooder, who travelled to havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to the buena vista social club. After 16 years thrilling audiences around the world, the orquesta buena vista social club is bidding adios with a farewell world tour show at the o2 london on 6 april 2016 the group which has been touring the globe in different forms, guises and combinations since 1997 has taken to the road one final time with a series of concerts. The resulting album, buena vista social club, became a grammywinning international bestseller. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon. The official page for buena vista social club, brought to you by uk. The film offers a wonderful opportunity for parents to not only expose their children to diverse musical styles, but also to examples of people who, even in their twilight years some in their nineties, are very passionate and active musicians. When cooder returned to havana in 1998 to record a solo album by 72yearold vocalist ibrahim ferrer, filmmaker wim wenders was on hand to document the occasion. Aging cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following castros takeover of cuba, are brought out of retirement by ry cooder, who travelled to havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting.
It sounds amazing and comes with a nice booklet with lyrics, photos, and background for each song. Buena vista social club is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages, although younger children might be bored by its pace. They named the group after the homonymous members club in the buenavista quarter of havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall is a live album by buena vista social club. Orquesta buena vista social club tour 20202021 find. The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the united kingdom, france, and cuba. The original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records by ry cooder and nick gold over seven days in havana in 1996, bringing together many of the great names of the golden age of cuban music in the 1950s, several of whom were coaxed out of retirement for the sessions. Adios tour wednesday august 12 at the chicagoarea ravinia festival and will be touring around the country. Havana two decades after the debut of the buena vista social club, its still difficult to explain how a cuban band of mostly elderly musicians playing songs.
Buena vista social club 1999 buena vista social club 1999 the image could not be loaded. Buena vista social club, the concert of the worldfamous cuban band in a restaurant in havana. Duitslandverenigde statenverenigd koninkrijkfrankrijkcuba 1999. Buena vista social club buena vista social club discogs. But putting any assorted group together is a dangerous undertaking will they have the chemistry. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Buena vista social club buena vista social club user. I remember buena vista social club and kept one of the songs in my mind chan chan and i was delighted that it was the first song on the cd.
One more thing when i want to dance i put on this cd, i love the afrocuban beat, i can also sit and listen to it for hours, it makes me feel like i am in cuba. Wim wenders, who directed it, seems to have given his cameramen a few basic instructions which they follow over and over again for the entire movie. Iconic cuban band buena vista social club prepares to sing. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall wikipedia.
The double album documents the bands complete performance at carnegie hall, new york city, on july 1, 1998. I was a big fan of their music since their album black up dropped in 2011. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. The record the groups debut album was an unlikely smash. Buena vista social club with a small film crew, wim wenders accompanied his old friend ry cooder, who had previously written the music for paris, texas and end of violence, on a trip to havana. Released in 1997, the album went to on to become a worldwide phenomenon, selling over 8 million copies and helping to introduce cubas rich musical heritage and prerevolutionary past. The veteran vocalists and instrumentalists collaborated with american guitarist and rootsmusic champion ry cooder to form the buena vista social club, playing a jazz. Cooder wanted to record his material for ibrahim ferrers solo album at a studio therefollowing the first buena vista social club cd which. The buena vista social club was a members club in havana, cuba, that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. Diva del buena vista social club y novia del feeling. The original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records by ry cooder and nick gold over seven days in havana in. Buena vista social club is more about the covering of an event the release of the grammywinning recording and its aftermath than the event itself. Todas las noticias, conciertos, discos y contenido.
As singer portuondo, who would subsequently embark on her own successful american tour, recalled, i felt triumphant seeing how we all worked together as a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Killing me softly buena vista sc omara portuondo by carolinagn91. After a havana hangout that no one remembers the exact location of anymore, cooder and gold call the record buena vista social club, and the rest of. Buena vista social club music, videos, stats, and photos. The son and bolero master vocalist had a fabled entrance into this world. The third album, buena vista social club was released in june 1997 and has since come to be regarded as a classic, selling 8 million copies worldwide. Buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film directed by wim wenders about the music of cuba. Orquesta buena vista social club tour announcements 2020. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit.
As a consequence, the music itself takes up residence in the spectators consciousness, complemented but not replaced by the accompanying images. Technically speaking, buena vista social club arent even really a band. We are neither a travel agency nor a tour operator, this page is for information purpose only. During the 1940s, the buena vista social club was a members club in havana with musical activities and a popular meeting place for musicians. Muserk rights management, warner chappell, sony atv publishing, ascap, cmrra, and 8 music rights societies. Buena vista social club concert tickets are on sale. He continues to tour with buena vista social club as one of the last.
The album was produced by guitarist ry cooder and released ten years after its recording, on october, 2008, through world circuit. The orquesta buena vista social club grew out of the 1997 release of the grammywinning bestselling album buena vista social club, and its lineup continues to include a number of the original artists featured on the landmark recording and film. Ry cooder, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, eliades. Buena vista social club rhythms del mundo dora elizondo.
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