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Traveling from the streets of Havana to the stage of Carnegie Hall, this revelatory documentary captures a forgotten generation of Cuba’s brightest musical t...
The Legendary Havana Experience"#buenavistsocialclub #chanchan #musicalatinaA splendid remastered edition, celebrating the legendary artists from Cuba".
- 70 min
- 68K
- TOOST MUSIC - Best World Music
- The Performance Hall – Cuba in A Nutshell
- Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban Music
- Buena Vista Social Club – Live in Havana, Cuba
- Getting There
Many people have asked about traveling to Cuba and what it was like. The long and short of it is this: if you are interested in an unspoiled snapshot of Caribbean life 60 years ago, this is your place. If you are a casual vacationer expecting a glitzy show, you’d be advised to stay away. I’ll spend more time on the topic of whether Americans are re...
The group created a rekindled love for son cubano, the distinctive style of Spanish/African fusion music, two decades earlier. That’s when a group of musicians came out of retirement to record an album to preserve the Afro-Cuban style. Because of the lingering embargo, these musicians were denied a visa to attend the Academy Awards ceremony when th...
The show started big with Chan Chan, perhaps the most identifiable song of their vast repertoire. Nearly two dozen performers opened the show. After that, nearly every performer had a featured number with a core band backing them up. The show ended with a 15-minute rendition of Guantanamerafeaturing the entire band performing the best-known song in...
The Buena Vista Social Club and Afro Cuban All Stars play nightly at the Sociedad Cultural Rosalia de Castro in Havana with a show time of 9:30 pm. Tickets were 30 CUC (around $30 USD each) and included 3 drinks per person. While tickets can be purchased at the door, if still available, visitors may wish to purchase in advance to ensure a seat if v...
May 19, 2011 · I’m going from Alto Cedro to Marcané Then from Cueto, I’m going to Mayarí. #BuenaVistaSocialClub #ChanChan #Cuba. Chan Chan video made from the Wim Wenders documentary 'Buena Vista...
- 5 min
- 45.5M
- World Circuit Records
Sep 20, 2021 · NPR's Rachel Martin talks to music journalist Judy Cantor-Navas about Cuban music's impact on the Buena Vista Social Club. The group's popular album came out 25 years ago this month.
Sep 26, 2017 · It was an unlikely group of stars: mostly elderly musicians from Cuba playing very old-fashioned music. But when the group's debut album was released in 1997, it wound up selling millions of...
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Mar 20, 2015 · The story of how a group of aging Cuban musicians became famous as the Buena Vista Social Club is one of music’s best. Peter Culshaw describes a passing era.
