Aug 29, 2016 14 videos play all buena vista social club buena vista social club full album world circuit records son cubano guajira y charanga duration. The orquesta buena vista social club has been touring for the last 16 years, and is travelling this year in a final adios tour, fronted by survivors of the. Ry cooder joins the buena vista social club music the. 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. Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection.
The buena vista social club, the album and the film is the story of a remarkable reliving of the classic era of cuban popular music, the resurrection of musical forms and personalities that have. 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. Buena vista social club 1997 buena vista social club buena. Buena vista social club music, videos, stats, and photos. Lost and found is a compilation album, and the third under the buena vista social club name, released on march 25, 2015 on world circuit records and nonesuch records. Buena vista social club presents ibrahim ferrer is the first studio album by cuban singer ibrahim ferrer.
Enjoy a live performance of salsa, rumba, bolero and more. Buena vista social club chan chan vinyl record uk release. A buena vista social club egy havannai, fokent sotetboruek szamara letrehozott, a negyvenesotvenes evekben mukodott konnyuzenei klub volt, amelyben. Jun 15, 2011 b uena vista social club was the album that collapsed the cold war wall between cuba and the west and launched a thousand salsa classes, although its music belonged to older, cuban traditions. Buena vista social club, the concert of the worldfamous cuban band in a restaurant in havana. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall ger vinyl record. Buena vista social club chan chan official video youtube. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit. Mix buena vista social club chan chan at carnegie hall youtube. But putting any assorted group together is a dangerous undertaking will they have the chemistry. Mar 20, 2015 the orquesta buena vista social club has been touring for the last 16 years, and is travelling this year in a final adios tour, fronted by survivors of the original album. German director wim wenders captured the performance on film for a documentaryalso called. 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.
Described by ry cooder as the latin nat king cole, ibrahim had retired from music when he was called upon to take part in the buena vista sessions. 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. Ibrahim ferrers solo debut, produced in havana by ry cooder, features an extraordinary stylistic range of music, from nostalgic 1950s big band, to stunning ballads, to the rich, countrystyle son that made the first beuna vista social club album a hit around the world, and won a new audience for traditional cuban music. It is a mixture of leftover tracks from the egrem studio sessions, and from a string of dates through the late 1990s and early 2000s, and live performances from the band in the years that followed. Shop ibrahim ferrer buena vista social club presents vinyl. Australia larrikin entertainment austria lotus records denmark moskito music france night and day germany. Buena vista social club tour dates 2020 buena vista social. Along with an academy award nomination for best documentary film, buena vista social club won the same category at the european film awards, the german film prize in gold, germany s golden camera, and the grand prize for film in brazil, as well as numerous other awards. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the. Recognized only a few of the artists as buena vista social club. Print and download chanchan buenavista social club for piano and keyboard. Capturing the fairy tale quality of his musical rebirth, his debut solo album produced by ry is infused with his boundless energy and immense charisma. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to the buena vista social club.
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 veteran vocalists and instrumentalists collaborated with american guitarist and rootsmusic champion ry cooder to form the buena vista social club, playing a jazzinflected mix of chacha, mambo, bolero, and other traditional latin american styles, and recording an album that won a grammy and made them an international phenomenon. Nov, 2015 buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the united kingdom, france, and cuba. Buena vista social club buena vista social club songs. This grammy award winning album features legendary guitarist ry cooder on assorted guitars.
Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. Buena vista social club by buena vista social club on amazon. Buena vista social club, cooder, ry buena vista social. Bvsc presents ibrahim ferrer buena vista social club. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon. Album the best of buena vista, buena vista social club qobuz. Sep 25, 2009 mix buena vista social club chan chan at carnegie hall youtube. Buena vista social club album discography allmusic. 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. May 19, 2006 mix buena vista social club chan chan youtube. Lc 2339 lc 02339 in the mid 1990s world circuit releases were distributed by info provided for reference only.
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. Recorded during the same sessions as buena vista social club, rubens debut album was released when he was 77 years old. 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. Download 10 short but powerful bbc world service music podcasts. A musical documentary, buena vista social club 1999 intercuts fascinating talkingheads footage and images of the old, by now decaying lustre of havana so vivid that one can almost inhale the smell of headspinning rum and rich tobacco, with wonderful concert material from european venues and carnegie hall to great overall effect. Battle of buena vista, a battle in the mexicanamerican war fought in 1847 in buena vista, coahuila, mexico buena vista song, a song by gomez from their 2000 compilation album abandoned shopping trolley hotline. 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. Lost and found buena vista social club album wikipedia. Buena vista social club tour dates 2020 buena vista. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. Ibrahim ferrer buena vista social club presents vinyl. Ry cooders 1990s cinematic project celebrated the history of cuban music, uncovering many thrilling, timeforgotten musicians in the process.
It was released on june 8, 1999, through world circuit, and was one of the top ten selling latin albums in the us in that year. You can find the list of buena vista social club tour dates here. Shop official buena vista social club merch, vinyl records, shirts and more. Buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film directed by wim wenders about the music of cuba. Buena vista social club presents ibrahim ferrer wikipedia. Buena vista social club concert tickets are on sale.
Recorded in just two days without overdubs it is a sheer delight from beginning to end, capturing the sound of a master reunited with his muse. Buena vista social club, cooder, ry buena vista social club. Buena vista social club by buena vista social club on. 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.
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