From the BBC: Buena Vista Social Club founding member Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez has died in Cuba aged 76. The double bass player died in a Havana hospital from complications after having prostate surgery. Lopez became a worldwide sensation as part of the group of elderly musicians who were living quietly in Cuba before being brought together in 1996. He was considered to be Buena Vista's "heartb...
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Our favorite altrockers Café Tacuba lead the nominations for the 9th Latin Grammys with 6 nods, including Record and Song of the Year. Juanes and Gustavo Santaolalla have 5 nominations each. Some of the surprises are the New Artist nominees, who for once are truly undiscovered talents, and the 2 nominations for rapper Tego Calderón in the urban category. Here's the full list , if you have a few.
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Cuban musician Faustino Oramas, adored for his saucy ballads and one of the last remaining stars behind the acclaimed "Buena Vista Social Club" album, died today (March 27) at age 95, Cuban state radio said.Nicknamed "El Guayabero" after a town that inspired him to write a song after he got into trouble there for flirting with a married woman, Oramas died of liver cancer in a hospital in his ho...
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AT CARNEGIE HALLBUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUBWorld Circuit/Nonesuch, Cuba ****1/2Rating: 90By Carlos Reyes A ravishing and unforgettable night of wrinkled musicians enlightened a sold-out Carnegie Hall in New York, thankfully it was recorded. Ry Cooder embraced a generation of Cuban masters that although were still extremely talented, had dissolved in the memory of Cuban arts. Cooder’s.
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concert review: Orchestra Baobab @ Harbourfront Centre (Toronto, Ontario), July 3, 2008Whether planned or not, a pair of Harbourfront shows this past week, Sean Kuti and Fela's Egypt 80 (from Lagos, Nigeria), and collective Orchestra Baobab (from Senegal) nicely coincide with Toronto's Afrofest happening this weekend down at Queen's Park. I didn't make it to the Sean kuti show afterall (though ...
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CD REVIEW Sidestepper: The Buena Vibra Sound System (Palm Pictures) Remixes often go overboard in their attempts to remodel (or, depending on who's opining, destroy) the original tune. The new CD from Sidestepper does it right, not only giving us 11 tracks of hot Columbian sounds mixed with ragga-style toasting and booty-shaking beats. Nine of the 11 tracks are (like this song) previously ...
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Cuban musician Faustino Oramas, adored for his saucy ballads and one of the last remaining stars behind the acclaimed "Buena Vista Social Club" album, died today (March 27) at age 95, Cuban state radio said.Nicknamed "El Guayabero" after a town that inspired him to write a song after he got into trouble there for flirting with a married woman, Oramas died of liver cancer in a hospital in his ho...
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AT CARNEGIE HALLBUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUBWorld Circuit/Nonesuch, Cuba ****1/2Rating: 90By Carlos Reyes A ravishing and unforgettable night of wrinkled musicians enlightened a sold-out Carnegie Hall in New York, thankfully it was recorded. Ry Cooder embraced a generation of Cuban masters that although were still extremely talented, had dissolved in the memory of Cuban arts. Cooder’s.
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They will rock your world. I mean they rocked Ry Cooder hard!!
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Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall (World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2008) In 1998, the Buena Vista Social Club gave an unforgettable and unrepeatable performance at New York's Carnegie Hall. The group was at its prime, featuring all the legendary Cuban stars (Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Eliades Ochoa and Omara Portuondo) that made it famous, alo.
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| 2 Murmullo |
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| 3 Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? |
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