Buena vista social club, cooder, ry buena vista social club music. Buena vista social club night cafe taberna, havana. Havana club is the authentic cuban rum brand, produced in havana cuba, havana club is the taste of cuba, the historic continuity of the original cu. The original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records over six days at the vintage egrem studios in havana. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Adelia lynn major added a new photo in buena vista social club. Every tuesday, thursday and saturday the hotel offers this opportunity, always at 9. We are glad because you enjoyed the concert with members of the buena vista social club. Buena vista social club buena vista social club full. I think youre a bit confused as to what the buena vista social club iswas. There are 4 buena vista social club revues in havana. Aug 17, 2015 five years later in 2000, i was lucky to be the host when the buena vista social club performed at the hollywood bowl. Buena vista social club by buena vista social club on amazon. Even more amazing was the evening floor show that first night under the stars, with lots of cuban music and wonderful ensemble of dancers.
We would ultimately realize that this show, aside from the music at club taverna with buena vista social club, was the best on our trip. A group of musicians who played at havanas buena vista club back in the 1940s, and their music was made famous by american guitarist ry cooder when he introduced it to the world in his grammy awardwinning buena vista social club cd. It was named after a club in havana, where most of the musicians used to play when they. For a whole evening you will experience the remaining musicians of the buena vista social club. Buena vista social club is a group of cuban musicians. Cuba legends buena vista social club play havana youtube. The label is best known for the grammy winning buena vista social club.
Jul 30, 2014 the original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records over six days at the vintage egrem studios in havana. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Buena vista social club candela official audio youtube. Cubas rich and colourful past comes vividly to life in this legendary, oscarnominated documentary. The veteran vocalists and instrumentalists collaborated with american guitarist and rootsmusic champion ry cooder to form the buena vista social club, playing a jazz. The resulting album, buena vista social club, became a grammywinning international bestseller. Buena vista social club music, videos, stats, and photos. After that, nearly every performer had a featured number with a core band backing them up. Buena vista social club chan chan official audio youtube. The club concert is supported by the afro cuban allstars.
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. Footage from these dates, together with the recording sessions in havana, were shown on the buena vista social club documentary by wim wenders, released in 1999. 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 dos gardenias official audio. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon.
The music will make you want to dance feel free to. During the visit in havana in march this year we visited the buena vista social club. It was a full house that night, almost 18,000 people. Havana tourism havana accommodation havana bed and breakfast. Oct 14, 2015 a documentary about the buena vista social club helped put cuban music on the map. Buena vista social club buena vista social club discogs. Buena vista social club orgullecida official audio youtube. W atching the buena vista social club whose official touring title is orquesta buena vista social club now kick off their farewell tour in. The buena vista social club was based in cuba during the 1940s to early 1960s and started off as a members only venue. The buena vista social club was a nightclub in havana back in the 1940s. The roots of the music are in prerevolutionary cuba, notably the havana social scene of the 1950s, but these salsa rhythms rock with exuberance and a depth of feeling youll rarely hear anywhere.
Buena vista social club lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Ibrahim ferrers solo debut, produced in havana by ry cooder, features an. May 01, 20 in the evenings this is the home of the famous buena vista social club musicians or rather their successors, but we happened to have lunch in cafe taberna. 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. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit. Buena vista social club full album video dailymotion. Everyone knows the music of the legendary buena vista social club. Located in old havana you ll find the buena vista social club where they put on an excellent nightly music show. The origin of the buena vista social club is quiet original during the 40s of the last century, havana was privileged by the presence of social clubs. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray netflix. Download buena vista social club chan chan official video.
Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection. We ate here the first night in havana and we saw buena vista social club. Five years later in 2000, i was lucky to be the host when the buena vista social club performed at the hollywood bowl. In the 1990s american guitarist ry cooder put together a band of cuban musicians who took the name buena vista social club and they enjoyed huge international success.
On part of a recent tour in havana, i had the good fortune to see the new iteration of the buena vista social club. 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. In these places the havana society gathered to dance and enjoy the music. I felt compelled to visit this iconic club in havana i should have booked tickets to the ballet instead. 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 buena vista social club amazon. Buena vista social club, havana cuba, april 6th 2017 youtube. Buena vista social night club concert and dinner in havana. In the evenings this is the home of the famous buena vista social club musicians or rather their successors, but we happened to have lunch in cafe taberna.
We visited them one evening in an old building in havana. The music of the buena vista social club and a firstclass dinner, in one evening, in one location. Info for buena vista social club remaster this grammy award winning album features legendary guitarist ry cooder on assorted guitars with the cream of cubans finest musicians. If youre walking around in old havana this is a reasonable option, with rather mediocre food, and a live show. 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. Located in the over populated marianao neighborhood, it acted as a social hub for musicians and performers, leading a program of artistic activities such as dances and musical happenings. The amazing and eternal legacy of the buena vista social club. Buena vista social club, the concert of the worldfamous cuban band in a restaurant in havana. Hi, we are coming to havana at the end of september for my husbands 60th birthday treat. The official page for buena vista social club, brought to you by uk. Note that none of them have any original members of bvsc, they are basically cover bands, but the music should be good all the same. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to. 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.
A snapshot of old havana and a forgotten cuba buena. Now that relations between the two countries have thawed, bvsc. I would rank the buena vista social club as a tourist trap, catering mainly to visitors from around the world. Sep 26, 2017 20 years on, that buena vista social club magic endures. Buena vista social club havanna 2015 cuba onderdeel van the best of cuba arke reizen. Buena vista social club havana message board tripadvisor. The record the groups debut album was an unlikely smash. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to the buena vista social club. The show started big with chan chan, perhaps the most identifiable song of their vast repertoire. Recorded in havana, cuba by arranger and producer juan pablo torres along with raoul diomande in 1979 as a direct response to the new york salsa craze of the late 70s. During soundcheck, i interviewed the bands great singer, ibrahim ferrer, backstage. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and. No other music group has put cuba, havana and the typical cuban music in the focus of the world.
One of the most talented and best known musics clubs is the buena vista club. In just over 2 weeks in 1996 world circuit recorded three stunning albums in havana, cuba. We found the cuban music show at buena vista social club, had original singers plus a great band, way cheaper than the tropicana. Buena vista social club was recorded in parallel with a toda cuba le gusta by the afrocuban all stars, a similar project also promoted by world circuit executive nick gold and featuring largely the same lineup. Buena vista social club chan chan official video youtube. Contains download code and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Jul 01, 2019 a critical and commercial success, the albums release was followed by a short concert tour in amsterdam and new yorks carnegie hall in 1998. We are neither a travel agency nor a tour operator, this page is for information purpose only.
The awardwinning buena vista social club album produced by ry cooder remains the biggest. 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. Sep 24, 2015 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. Released in 1997, the album went on to become a worldwide. Buena vista social night havana 2020 all you need to. We hope that when you return to havana you will stay at the hotel. The next big gig for cubas buena vista social club. The roots of the music are in prerevolutionary cuba, notably the havana social scene of the 1950s, but. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. Buena vista social club havana club buena vista social club havana club buena vista social club havana club buena vista social.
July 28 adelia lynn major added a new photo with tenisha inniss and gloria knowles in buena vista social club. The original idea behind buena vista was to record a collaboration between a number of african and cuban guitarists. Buena vista social club havanna 2015 cuba hd youtube. On the release of the buena vista social club album in 1997, few outside the specialist world music audience initially took much notice of the records elegantly sculpted tunes and warm, acoustic rhythms. Our friendly planet cuban tour guide, ale, recommended that we purchase the dinner package since those clients get the best seats. Less a band than an assemblage of some of cubas most renowned musical forces, buena vista social clubs origins lie with noted american guitarist ry cooder, who in 1996 traveled to havana to seek out a number of legendary local musicians whose performing careers had largely ended decades earlier with the rise of fidel castro. As cuban revolutions go, it was an entirely peaceable uprising but its impact could not have been more profound. One of the highlights of our stay in havana was experiencing the buena vista social club show. Dawn bailiff is with michael bailiff in buena vista social club. If anyone has better pics, please send me them, as my camera sucks at.
This album is named after a membersonly club that was opened in havana in precastro times, a period of unbelievable musical activity in cuba. We were lucky to visit havana, cuba two months ago and i made of point to visit the. He loves buena vista social club and i heard that there is an evening where you can book tickets to see the music performed, with drinks and dinner. Rent buena vista social club 1999 starring ry cooder and ibrahim ferrer on dvd and bluray.
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