At the crossroads between paris, texas and the buena vista social. The third album, buena vista social club was released in june 1997 and has since come to be regarded as a classic, selling 8 million copies worldwide. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. What would you like to say to those attending your show in san antonio to understand. Cuban music from the vintage era of the 1950s will again be performed by its masters in san antonio. Buena vista social club is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages, although younger children might be bored by its pace. With your the buena vista social club san antonio tickets you are guaranteed one of the best live performances in staples center from some of todays best musicians in the buena vista social club. But this is not a concert film, and most of the movie isnt saying adios. While bandleader desi arnaz became a huge hit in the states, several equally talented musicians never saw success outside. Buena vista social club on oct, 2015 in san antonio, tx at bijou at the crossroads theater. The veteran vocalists and instrumentalists collaborated with american guitarist and rootsmusic champion ry cooder to form the buena vista social club, playing a jazz. 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. The previous year, british record producer nick gold and.
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 s most influential style is the exuberant, polyrhythmic music known as son, which gave birth to both mambo and salsa. Released in 1997, the album went on to become a worldwide. The musicians of the buena vista social club needed to be rediscovered, but thats all they needed. Against the backdrop of cubas captivating musical history, the musicians of the buena vista social club reflect on their remarkable careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon.
Buena vista social club began with the smash 1997 album of the same. Buena vista social club bids adios on farewell tour san antonio. Buena vista social club started out as a very different album from the one you know. Buena vista social club artists to bring cuban sounds to the. 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. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall by buena vista. They named the group after the homonymous members club in the buenavista quarter of havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray netflix. Nominated anthony asquith award for achievement in film music. 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. The film opens with fidel castro at the lincoln memorial and a discussion of che and fidel playing golf. Utsa buena vista theater san antonio college, theater.
Buena vista social club info bij internet movie database buena vista social club info bij moviemeter musica. Buena vista social club began with the smash 1997 album of the same name, after musician ry cooder recruited a group of. Chan chan cuban song tab fingerstyle guitar lesson. With ibrahim ferrer, omara portuondo, eliades ochoa, barbarito torres. Mar 20, 2015 the orquesta buena vista social club has been touring for the last 16 years, and is travelling this year in a final adios tour, fronted by survivors of the original album. Dos gardenias buena vista social club cover youtube. This documentary by lauded german filmmaker wim wenders follows renowned guitarist ry cooder and his son, joachim, as. The release of the buena vista social clubs eponymous album in 1997 was something of a musical equivalent to uncovering the dead sea. See more ideas about cuba, buena vista social and havana cuba. Fingerstyle tutorial youtube chan chan buena vista social club tutorial guitarra duration. Bvsc presents ibrahim ferrer buena vista social club. We hope to schedule movies all over town and not just at movie theaters either.
Fronting the band is cuban superstar from havana and featured artist in the new hbo movie hemmingway and gelhorn starring nicole kidman felix samuel and the bay areas own. Orquesta buena vista social club concert in laurie auditorium, san antonio, date. The principal players, many of whom had begun their musical careers before the communist revolution and had been retired for. Buena vista social club 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cuban singer omara portuondo and cuban master guitarist eliades ochoa from buena vista social club will come together to perform at the tobin center for the performing arts. As cuban revolutions go, it was an entirely peaceable uprising but its impact could not have been more profound. The buena vista social club creates a musical experience that transcends time and place. As a consequence, the music itself takes up residence in the spectators consciousness, complemented but not replaced by the accompanying images. The buena vista social club, the album and the film is the story of a remarkable reliving of the classic era of cuban popular music, the resurrection of musical forms and personalities that have.
If you are already a fan, this is a must have cd set for the events historical value. Invites everyone to experience the passion of latin jazz. The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the united kingdom, france, and cuba. Lets catch movies at the tobin center plaza, mission marquee plaza or local parks. These upbeat numbers are full of infectious guitar licks, multilayered afrocuban rhythms, soaring vocal melodies, and brash, big bandstyle horn parts. Buena vista social club 1999 buena vista social club. Technically speaking, buena vista social club arent even really a band.
Buena vista social club chan chan official audio youtube. The musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to cubas vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album on world circuit records and academy awardnominated documentary buena vista social club. We welcome movie and venue suggestions from members. Buena vista social club the making of short film 11. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit. Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection. Since the musicians in the first film were older back then, it stands to reason that not everyone is still alive in this one, and that brought some sweet sadness to my.
Lost and found, buena vista social club presents, buena vista social club at carnegie hall live, buena vista social club, top tracks. As different as buena vista social club is from paris, texas as a film, it too will deal. The original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records over six days at the vintage egrem studios in havana. 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 25, 2009 mix buena vista social club chan chan at carnegie hall youtube. Buena vista social club artists to bring cuban sounds to the tobin. Two years after the first buena vista album came out, filmmaker wim wenders directed an art house hit. A return to visit old friends in buena vista social club. The release of the buena vista social club s eponymous album in 1997 was something of a musical equivalent to uncovering the dead sea scrolls. 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.
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 musicians careers. Adios is a mostly spanishlanguage with english subtitles documentary by filmmaker lucy walker. 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. Take a look at the stars who stopped to strike a pose during the 2020 sundance film festival see the full gallery. Less a band than an assemblage of some of cubas most renowned musical forces, buena vista social club s origins lie with. It serves as a sequel to wim wenders awardwinning 199 documentary buena vista social club, which introduced audiences to a group of elderly cuban musicians who got together to record an album and tour together. His first solo album, buena vista social club presents. Revisit with the remaining original members of the buena vista social club and explore their contribution to the unknown history of cuba. Now, against the backdrop of cubas captivating musical history, hear the bands story as they reflect on their remarkable careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them. Now, against the backdrop of cubas captivating musical history, audiences are able to experience the bands story as they reflect on their remarkable careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together. Capturing the fairy tale quality of his musical rebirth, his debut solo album produced by ry is infused with his boundless energy and immense charisma. The buena vista social club san antonio tickets 2017 the.
The musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to cubas vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album. Jun 27, 2011 buena vista social club at carnegie hall licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of nonesuch. The time was right to revisit the buena vista social club. 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. Orquesta buena vista social club in san antonio, orquesta. I understand the movie will premiere sometime in 2016. Buena vista social club buena vista social club songs.
This album is named after a membersonly club that was opened in havana in precastro times, a period of unbelievable musical activity in cuba. Rent buena vista social club 1999 starring ry cooder and ibrahim ferrer on dvd and bluray. 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. En buena vista social club, su internet movie database. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to the buena vista social club. The buena vista social club tickets san antonio are one of the most sought out commodities in san antonio. Muserk rights management, warner chappell, sony atv publishing, ascap, cmrra, and 8 music rights societies. Mar 15, 2015 the result is lost and found, a compilation of studio recordings from the original buena vista social club sessions made at havanas egrem studios in 1996, and from a string of dates through the. Buena vista social club chan chan official video by world circuit records.
Described by ry cooder as the latin nat king cole, ibrahim had retired from music when he was called upon to take part in the buena vista sessions. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. Twenty years ago this month, americans were introduced to the romantic sounds of the buena vista social club. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of. If this movie comes out on dvd, i hope the other side contains bonus concert footage. Overview essay about a music, an island, a history setting the stage for the buena vista social club from a golden era in havana to the latin boom of today. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Now, against the backdrop of cubas captivating musical history, hear the. The blockbuster 1997 album and 1999 documentary, chronicling the recording sessions of an adhoc group of remarkable cuban musicians, set off a global wave of appreciation for son cubano music in the late 90s. Theres not really a westside social club but it sure seems like larry lange is stepping into ry cooders role by creating san antonio s version of the buena vista social club. Omara portuondo estara hoy en girona espana, pasado manana en san sebastian y luego visitara cartagena y zurich.
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