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Buena Vista Social ClubThis is a CD, not a band, but it won a grammy and due to their popularity, the participants kind of became a band. Now they have become a veritable industry, with spin-offs. They were put together by Juan de Marcos Gonzalez and Ry Cooder, who was fined $25,000 by the US Treasury's OFAC as a result. Savvy German film director Wim Wender made a beautiful film of this project - catch it if you can, or get the video. See also our article, Buena Vista Social Club Critics, self-criticism, and the survival of Cuban Son - November, 2000, by Eugène Godfried
The son music's African roots are discussed in an interesting note from Radio Havana's Eugene Godfried. Buena Vista Social Club was recorded with Compay
Segundo (vocals, guitar, congas), Eliades Ochoa
(vocals, guitar), Ibrahim Ferrer (vocals, bongos, clave),
Ry Cooder (acoustic & electric slide guitars, guitar, oud, bolon, mbira, percussion), Ruben Gonzalez (piano). |
www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=241521&SearchBy=buena%20vista
"This extraordinary line-up of Buena Vista Social Club™ stalwarts, together with an 11-piece band direct from Havana, are set to bring audiences some of the finest Cuban music ever made.
Echoing the classic Motown and Stax revue shows of the 1960s these unique live shows will take audiences on a musical excursion going from the original Buena Vista Social Club™ recordings of 1996 right up to the present day. Cachito, Guajiro Mirabal and Manuel Galbán will each feature material from their acclaimed solo albums, while Jesús ‘Aguaje’ Ramos looks to the future, showcasing material from his forthcoming solo album due for release on World Circuit later in 2006, ten years after the original Buena Vista album." -- www.sasamusic.com/00_buenavista_presents/artist_home.htm
date | day | country | City | Venue | phone | www |
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13 | Fri | France | Toulouse | La Halle aux Grains | www.grandinterpretes.fr | |
14 | Sat | Spain | Palafrugell | Festival de Jazz Costa Brava | ||
17 | Tue | UK | Canterbury | Festival - The Marlowe Theatre | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk | |
19 | Thur | UK | Perth | Concert Hall | www.horsecross.co.uk | |
20 | Fri | UK | Whitby | Musicport Festival | www.musicport.fsnet.co.uk | |
21 | Sat | UK | Glasgow | Big Big World | www.soundsfine.co.uk | |
22 | Sun | UK | Belfast | Whitla Hall | www.belfastfestival.com | |
24 | Tue | Ireland | Dublin | National Concert Hall | www.nch.ie | |
25 | Wed | Holland | Utrecht | Muziekcentrum Vredenburg | +31 (0)30 2314544 | www.vredenburg.nl |
26 | Thur | Holland | Eindhoven | Muzikzentrum Frits Philips | +31 (0)40 2442020 | www.philipshall.nl |
28 | Sat | Holland | Groningen | Oosterpoort | +31 (0)50 3680368 | www.de-oosterpoort.nl |
29 | Sun | Holland | Enschede | Muziekcentrum Enschede | +31 (0)53 4858585 | www.podiumtwente.nl |
31 | Tue | Germany | Karlsruhe | Tollhouse |
date | day | country | CitY | VENUE | PHONE | WWW |
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1 | Wed | Switzerland | St Gallen |
Tonhalle |
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3 | Fri | Germany | Leverkusen | Jazz Festival | ||
5 | Sun | Austria | Graz | Orpheum | ||
6 | Mon | Croatia | Zagreb | Lisinski | ||
8 | Wed | Belgium | Antwerp |
2002
01/21/02 | Cerritos, CA | Cerritos Center |
Tour Date Listings for
Buena Vista Social Club presents Orquesta Ibrahím Ferrer & Rubén González y su
Grupo (Compay Segundo has separate tour) -
Updated 6/1/00 [old]
Check venues for times, tickets.
Thanks to IMN for tour info on the US, SASA Music
for Europe
05/30/00 | Malaga, Spain | Plaza De La Merce |
06/01/00 | Brussels, Belgium | Palais Des Beaux-Arts |
06/03/00 | Dresden, Germany | Zwinger |
06/25/00 | Wiesen, Austria | Festival |
06/26/00 | Linz, Austria | Schlossberg |
06/28/00 | Poznan, Poland | Malta Festival |
06/30/00 | Hamburg, Germany | Stadtpark |
07/01/00 | Cologne, Germany | Tanzbrunnen |
07/03/00 | Athens, Greece | Lycabettus Theatre |
07/05/00 | Istanbul, Turkey | Jazz Festival |
07/07/00 | Berlin, Germany | Waldbuhne |
07/08/00 | Ludwigsburg, Germany | Residenzschloss |
07/20/00 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Falkoner Theatre |
07/21/00 | Molde, Norway | Molde Jazz Festival |
07/22/00 | Pori, Finland | Pori Jazz Festival |
07/24/00 | Sallent, Spain | Pirineos Del Sur Festival |
07/26/00 | Barcelona, Spain | Poble Espanyol |
07/27/00 | Nyon, Switzerland | Paleo Festival |
07/29/00 | London, UK | Hyde Park |
07/31/00 | Manchester, UK | Bridgewater Hall |
10/13/00 | Milwaukee, WI | Uihlein Hall |
Date |
City |
State or |
Location |
01/21/00 |
Jamaica |
Jamaica Grande Resort | |
01/27/00 |
San Juan | PR |
Centro de Belles Artes |
01/31/00 |
Boston | MA |
Orpheum Theatre |
02/01/00 |
Boston | MA |
Orpheum Theatre |
02/03/00 |
Newark | NJ |
New Jersey Performing Arts Center |
02/04/00 |
New York | NY |
Beacon Theatre |
02/05/00 |
New York | NY |
Beacon Theatre |
02/07/00 |
Washington | DC |
DAR Constitution Hall |
02/08/00 |
Baltimore | MD |
Meyerhoff Symph. Hall |
02/10/00 |
Atlanta | GA |
Rialto Center |
02/12/00 |
New Orleans | LA |
Saenger Theatre |
02/14/00 |
Austin | TX |
University Of Texas |
02/15/00 |
Houston | TX |
Jones Hall For Perf. Arts |
02/18/00 |
Los Angeles | CA |
Wiltern Theatre |
02/19/00 |
Oakland | CA |
Paramount Theatre |
02/23/00 |
Los Angeles | CA |
Royce Hall |
02/25/00 |
Portland | OR |
Arlene Schnitzer Hall |
02/26/00 |
Seattle | WA |
Paramount Theatre |
02/27/00 |
Vancouver | BC |
Orpheum Theatre |
"Buena Vista Social Club
presents Ibrahim Ferrer & Ruben Gonzalez" APRIL 1 - En todas las oficinas de Caixa Catalunya 29 PORTUGAL Lisbon Atlantico-Pavilhao MAY 4 FRANCE Grenoble Summum www.fnac.com or tel : 00-33-803-020040 5 FRANCE Marseilles Le Dome www.fnac.com or tel : 00-33-803-020040 6 FRANCE Toulouse Zenith www.fnac.com or tel : 00-33-803-020040 9 FRANCE Rennes Le Liberté www.fnac.com or tel : 00-33-803-020040 10 FRANCE Paris Zenith www.fnac.com or tel : 00-33-803-020040 13 UK London Royal Albert Hall tel: 00-44-207-589 8212 sold out, ring for returns 14 UK London Royal Albert Hall tel: 00-44-207-589 8212 sold out, ring for returns 16 ITALY Napoli Palapartenope tel: 00-39-02-54271 or 00-39-081-7616363 17 ITALY Rome Santa Cecilia tel:00-39-8088352 or 00-39-06-68801044 (theatre) 19 ITALY Milan Teatro Smeraldo tel: 00-39-02-54271 or 00-39-02-29006767 (theatre) 20 ITALY Milan Teatro Smeraldo 23 GERMANY Frankfurt Alte oper sold out 24 GERMANY Frankfurt Alte oper sold out 26 SWITZERLAND Zurich Volkshaus TicketCorner, tel 00-41-848 800 800 or www.ticketCorner.ch 29 SPAIN Murcia El Auditorio 1 BELGIUM Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts 3 GERMANY Dresden Zwinger 25 AUSTRIA WIESEN FESTIVAL info + tickets: JAZZ PUB WIESEN tel: 0043 (0) 2626 816 48 0 website: www.wiesen.at 26 AUSTRIA LINZ Schlossburg Kartenbro Pirngruber tel: 0043 (0)732 77 28 33 28 POLAND MALTA Festival www.malta-festival.info.poznan.pl 30 GERMANY HAMBURG Stadtpark tel:00-49-40-418068 JULY 1 GERMANY COLOGNE Tanzbrunnen tel: 00-49-40-418068 3 GREECE ATHENS tel: 00-30-1-72 95 0089 5 TURKEY ISTANBUL Jazz Festival 7 GERMANY BERLIN Waldbühne tel: 00-49-40-418068 8 GERMANY LUDWIGSBURG Residenzschloss/ Immenhof tel: 00-49-40-418068 9 GERMANY MUNICH Königsplatz tel: 00-49-40-418068 12 FRANCE BAYONNE Arenas www.fnac.com 13 FRANCE LA ROCHELLE Franco-Folies www.fnac.com 14 ITALY UMBRIA Jazz Festival 16 HOLLAND DEN HAAG North Sea Jazz Festival 20 DENMARK Falconer Theatre tel: 00-45 7015 6565 www.billetnet.dk www.motordenmark.dk 21 NORWAY MOLDE Jazz Festival 22 FINLAND PORI Jazz Festival www.porijazz.fi 27 SWITZERLAND NYON Paleo festival www.paleo.ch **************************************************** tel:(00-44)-0207 359 9232 |
Date | City | State | Location |
10/20/99 | Washington | DC | Lisner Auditorium |
10/22/99 | New York | NY | Beacon Theatre |
10/24/99 | Boston | MA | Symphony Hall |
10/26/99 | Montreal | QC | Le Spectrum |
10/27/99 | Montreal | QC | Le Spectrum |
10/29/99 | Toronto | ON | Massey Hall |
10/30/99 | Ann Arbor | MI | Hill Auditorium |
11/03/99 | Chicago | IL | Chicago Theatre |
11/04/99 | Minneapolis | MN | Northrop Auditorium |
11/06/99 | Oakland | CA | Paramount Theatre |
11/07/99 | Arcata | CA | California St. University |
11/09/99 | Santa Fe | NM | Sweeney Center |
11/11/99 | Boulder | CO | Boulder Theater |
11/13/99 | Escondido | CA | California Center |
11/16/99 | San Luis Obispo | CA | San Luis Obispo Co. P.A.C. |
11/18/99 | Cerritos | CA | Cerritos Center |
11/20/99 | Los Angeles | CA | Royce Hall |
11/21/99 | Tucson | AZ | Centennial Hall |
Musicians who played on the Buena Vista Social Club
They are periodically on tour.
Check each musician out for his or her schedule:
Ibrahim Ferrer
Ruben Gonzalez
Juan de Marcos Gonzalez
Omara Portuondo
Eliades Ochoa
Barbarito Torres
Kudos for Cuban music in U.S.BY PEDRO DE LA HOZ (Granma daily staff writer) For the rest of the article, see Granma: http://www.granma.cu/1998/98mar2/10mar4i.html |
ReviewsVillage Voice 2/24/98 Ranked #21 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop
Critics' Poll. Entertainment Weekly (10/03/97) - "...The rhythms vary, but the sound is gentle
yet flamboyant throughout. It brims with warmth." |
Buena Vista Social Club Ry Cooder Wea/Atlantic/Nonesuch
|
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. The resulting album, Buena Vista Social Club, became a
Grammy-winning international bestseller. When Cooder returned to Havana in 1998 to record
a solo album by 72-year-old vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer, filmmaker Wim Wenders was on hand to
document the occasion. Wenders splits the film between portraits of the performers, who
tell their stories directly to the camera as they wander the streets and neighborhoods of
Havana, and a celebration of the music heard in performance scenes in the studio, in their
first concert in Amsterdam, and in their second and final concert at Carnegie Hall. The
songs are too often cut short in this fashion, but Buena Vista Social Club is not a
concert film. 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. Wenders makes his presence
practically invisible, as if his directorial flourishes or off-screen narration might
deflect attention from the artists, who do a fine job of telling their own stories through
interviews and music. It's a loving portrait of a master class in Cuban music, with a
vital cast of aging performers whose energy and passion belie their years. --Sean
Axmaker
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International Music Network
These folks represent Chucho Valdes world-wide and Buena Vista Social Club
Presents, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, and the AfroCuban Allstars in North America.
They have up to date concert listings.
2 Main Street., 4th Floor.
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978-283-2883
Fax: 978-283-2330
E-mail: music@imnworld.com
Website: http://www.imnworld.com
SASA MUSIC
David Flower
309, Aberdeen House
22-24 Highbury Grove
London N5 2EA
UK
David Flower rab@sasa.demon.co.uk
fax:(00-44)-0207 359 9233
German Film Archive: on the Buena Vista Social Club film by Vim Venders
(English)
http://www.german-cinema.de/archive/b/buena_vista_social_club_E.html
Official Buena Vista Social Club film web site
http://www.buenavista-socialclub.com
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista_Social_Club
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