Buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film directed by wim wenders about the music of cuba. This 2015 remastering of the original 1997 release was done beautifully. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. Buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film directed by wim wenders about the music. 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 music documentary became a cinematic sensation and an international success.
Wenders film was released in june 1999 to critical acclaim, receiving an academy award nomination. Cmrra, warner chappell, sony atv publishing, ascap, and 8 music rights societies. Omara portuondo buena vista social club presents 2019 remaster. Its a shot of pure musical adrenalin that hits the mark every time. I was reminded uncannily of those old amateur hour programs on tv, where the emcee beamed benevolently on one act after another.
Our friendly planet cuban tour guide, ale, recommended that we purchase the dinner package since those clients get the best seats. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon devices amazon tours. Produced by ry cooder, the carnegie hall concert thrillingly caught the buena vista social club. 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, the concert of the worldfamous cuban band in a restaurant in havana. Buena vista social club tour dates 2020 buena vista social. Browse orquesta buena vista social club tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. Buena vista social club continue to tour throughout the world as orquesta buena vista social.
The buena vista social club phenomenon has transformed the careers of ruben gonzalez, ibrahim ferrer and omara portuondo who have continued to record with world circuit. However the buena vista social club has one fatal flaw. 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. As of 2015, the album has sold over 12 million copies. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the united kingdom, france, and cuba. May 23, 2018 orquesta buena vista social club on tour. 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. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of nonesuch. Jun 24, 2007 buena vista social club live in hyde park calling june 2007. 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. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to the buena vista social club. Buena vista social club tour dates 2020 buena vista. More of the history of the buena vista social club would have been wonderful also this was sad in its omission.
Contains download code and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Orquesta buena vista social club tour announcements 2020. Recognized only a few of the artists as buena vista social club. A core band featuring several of the original musicians continue to sell out shows worldwide as orquesta buena vista social club. In the brief introduction to the buena vista social club album, cooder writes, i felt that i had trained all my life for this and yet making this record was not what i expected in the 1990s. 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. May 22, 2014 one of the highlights of our stay in havana was experiencing the buena vista social club show. Buena vista social club had become a household name. One of the highlights of our stay in havana was experiencing the buena vista social club show. Buena vista social club 1999 buena vista social club 1999 the image could not be loaded.
Killing me softly buena vista sc omara portuondo by carolinagn91. To our delight we were taken right to the front of the room directly across from the band in our reserved seats. 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. 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. 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 music, videos, stats, and photos. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the. Buena vista social club eine unglaubliche erfolgsgeschichte. May 04, 2015 buena vista social club adios is due to shoot in july, according to variety. Buena vista social club havanna 2015 cuba onderdeel van the best of cuba arke reizen. Buena vista social club concert tickets are on sale. That flaw is the patronising presence of ry cooder. The resulting album, buena vista social club, became a grammywinning international bestseller.
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. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon. 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. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall live vinyl. Tony made reservations for the buena vista social club the day before. 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. The official page for buena vista social club, brought to you by uk. Ry has every right to be included in this work he of course was able to get the social club together after years in the wilderness and was a driving force behind the film he produced it. Iconic cuban band buena vista social club prepares to sing. The german cineaste wim wenders filmed the concerts and the documentary became a boundless success. The buena vista social club became an international victory, performing in 1998 in amsterdam, followed by a concert in carnegie hall in new york city and leading to a grammy award. 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 is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages, although younger children might be bored by its pace. 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 songs are too often cut short in this fashion, but buena vista social club is not a concert film. Buena vista social club is a cuban music ensemble from havana, cuba comprising of a loose collection of musicians across generations reviving and paying homage to a substantial music establishment which helped to shape the subgenre of son. 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 live in hyde park calling june 2007. 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.
Buena vista social club 1999 the image could not be loaded. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive. 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 for audiences in havana and around the world. Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall wikipedia. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall is a live album by buena vista social club. Under the title of buena vista social club presents the three stars have each released their debut albums for the label and have all achieved huge success. Buena vista social club, lost and found the famed cuban collective dusts off treasures from nearly 20 years of recording and touring just in time to say goodbye. Salsaversion dont know why norah jones performed by cuba vista by ingo mutzel. The record the groups debut album was an unlikely smash. Buena vista social club 1999 buena vista social club. I wanted more of these musicians stories and my favourite sequence was of the pianist playing in havana and all these tiny little ballerinas dancing around him, caught up in the magic. Buena vista social club is rated g which gives it the inherent challenge of creating an interesting movie with no swearing thanks to the subtitles, no violence and no visual sex. Buena vista social club havanna 2015 cuba hd youtube.
The double album documents the bands complete performance at carnegie hall, new york city, on july 1, 1998. The film opens with fidel castro at the lincoln memorial and a discussion of che and fidel playing golf. Buena vista social club adios is due to shoot in july, according to variety. Buena vista social club buena vista social club discogs. Along with an academy award nomination for the best documentary film, buena vista social club won this category of the european film awards, the german film prize in gold, germanys golden camera and the grand prize for film in brazil as well as numerous other. Buena vista social club full album video dailymotion. Buena vista social club buena vista social club at carnegie hall jetzt kaufen. As a consequence, the music itself takes up residence in the spectators consciousness, complemented but not replaced by the accompanying images. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. Join songkick to track orquesta buena vista social club and get concert alerts when they play near you.
Lost and found buena vista social club album wikipedia. We had read and heard that the food was not very good but we were going for the music, not the food and wanted good seats. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit. Buena vista social club is the debut album by the eponymous ensemble of cuban musicians. The musicians of the buena vista social club needed to be rediscovered, but thats all they needed.
The album was produced by guitarist ry cooder and released ten years after its recording, on october, 2008, through world circuit. Buena vista social club buena vista social club jetzt kaufen. We are neither a travel agency nor a tour operator, this page is for information purpose only. Sep 26, 2017 20 years on, that buena vista social club magic endures. 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. You can find the list of buena vista social club tour dates here. Buena vista social club to get sequel film the guardian. Buena vista social club buena vista social club user.
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