The musicians of the buena vista social club needed to be rediscovered, but thats all they needed. If youre walking around in old havana this is a reasonable option, with rather mediocre food, and a. Cooder worked to reunite as many of havanas old guard as possible, first for the hugely successful buena vista social club album, and then for another record and shows in havana, new york and amsterdam. 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. Since then he has participated in live performances and film scores often with his father ry, and numerous recordings, notably buena vista social club in 1996 and bvsc presents ibrahim ferrer in. 1999 european film awards european documentary award prix arte. Buena vista social club 1999 watch hot english movies free.
Documentary focusing on the relationship between american music star ry cooder and a veteran group of cuban musicians. 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 original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records over six days at the vintage egrem studios in havana. Buena vista social club 1999 the movie database tmdb. Tony made reservations for the buena vista social club the day before. 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. Join songkick to track orquesta buena vista social club and get concert alerts when they play near you. In 1996 ry cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of cuban music to collaborate on the best selling and grammy winning album the buena vista social club.
The record the groups debut album was an unlikely smash. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall live vinyl. Its a notorious boomtown for boomers who want to spend their golden years with access to 11. Chan chan buena vista social club song info allmusic. Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection. Buena vista social club concert tickets are on sale.
Buena vista social club tour dates 2019, buena vista. The original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records over seven days at the vintage egrem studios in havana. 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. A joke about someone working on having another child. In this fascinating oscarnominated documentary, american guitarist ry cooder brings together a group of legendary cuban folk musicians some in their 90s to record a grammywinning cd in their native city of havana. Buena vista social club buena vista social club discogs. Orquesta buena vista social club tour announcements 2020. Released in 1997, the album went on to become a worldwide. Buena vista social club telecharger et ecouter les albums. Buena vista social club alle songs buena vista social club discographie anzeigen. The songs are too often cut short in this fashion, but buena vista social club is not a concert film. 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. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit.
Turn on looping for your embedded video so it will play over and over and over and over and over and you get the idea. The buena vista social club returns to tucson the range. You can find the list of buena vista social club tour dates here. Buena vista social club tour dates, concert tickets 2019. Now 1999 is quite a long time ago in the life of the bvsc, so dont expect as i did to see too. To our delight we were taken right to the front of the room directly across from the band in our reserved seats.
Contains download code and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Parents need to know that buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film thats in spanish and subtitled in english, so kids need to be solid readers to follow along. Buena vista social club chan chan official audio youtube. Buena vista social club, the concert of the worldfamous cuban band in a restaurant in havana.
Buena vista social club to get sequel film the guardian. Wim wenders documentary about cuban music, buena vista social club, has raised interest in the traditional son style both in the u. Orquesta buena vista social club tour 20202021 find. Buena vista social club 1999 buena vista social club 1999 the image could not be loaded. Wenders weaves the artist biographies with a glimpse of modern cuba remembering its past, capturing a lost culture in music that is suddenly, unexpectedly revived. 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. We were lucky to visit havana, cuba two months ago and i made of point to visit the gravesite of ibrahim ferrer, one of the principal musicians here. Wim wenders seminal documentary introduces cubas buena vista social club musicians. We were lucky to visit havana, cuba two months ago and i made of point to visit the. Its a shot of pure musical adrenalin that hits the mark every time. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall is a live album by buena vista social club. Buena vista social club cd which had not yet been released at that time. I will never forget ruben gonzalez sitting at his piano basking in applause.
Its just very good music and hypnotizing once youre into it. 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. The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the. Song information for chan chan buena vista social club on allmusic. Buena vista social club continue to tour throughout the world as orquesta buena vista social club, and despite the deaths of six of the original members, the collective performs with many of the remaining ensemble members including barbarito torres and guajiro mirabal.
The musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to cubas vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album and wim wenders academy awardnominated 1999 documentary, buena vista social club. Buena vista social club to get sequel this article is more than 5 years old the oscarnominated documentary on cuban music, directed by wim. Watch buena vista social club prime video amazon uk. The voice coming through the vinyl record that understands you like no one else, the song that instantly brings you back to your high school road trip with your best friend, the tee that prompts a knowing nod from a stranger on the bus, or the friend youve never met from the other side of the world that shares your love for the same artist. Calling themselves the buena vista social club, the collective of cuban musicians many of whom were unknown outside of their native country recorded fourteen songs over the course of only six days. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon. They named the group after the homonymous members club in the buenavista quarter of havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. Years later the composition would achieve international fame beyond the spanishspeaking world thanks to ibrahim ferrers 1996 recording with the buena vista social club collective. The double album documents the bands complete performance at carnegie hall, new york city, on july 1, 1998. In 1999 wim wenders released his documentary buena vista social club in. Warner chappell, ascap, cmrra, sony atv publishing, and 8 music rights societies.
I was reminded uncannily of those old amateur hour programs on tv, where the emcee beamed benevolently on one act after another. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. Buena vista social club pvg im stretta noten shop kaufen. And, of course, seeing ibrahim ferrer walk through the streets of. I was lucky enough to visit cuba four years ago and loved every minute of the three weeks. Recording history dos gardenias was first recorded by guillermo arronte for the rhccadena azul radio station in. Omara portuondo buena vista social club presents 2019 remaster. Buena vista social club full album video dailymotion. Buena vista social club tour dates 2020 buena vista.
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