I just got to see this on video last night. It's a lovely film, and the protagonists are memorable. My one problem, however, is with Ry Cooder. Don't misunderstand my admiration for Cooder's past work.
He's an original, often evocative guitarist and composer. I just felt that his additions to these recordings - both in the studio and in their concert versions - were intrusive at the least. That wailing slide guitar just about ruined some great songs.
I'm surprised the gentlemen and ladies of the band didn't say anything. It was a relief when he sat out of a performance. I really wanted to jump into the film, tap him on the shoulder and ask him to put down his guitar and just sit behind the mixing board!
Buena Vista Social Club Documentary
That's my rant. This is an impressive and lovely film. If you have a chance, track down 1997's Black Tears (lagrimas Negras).
Ibrahim Ferrer
. Artist:. Format: flac - lossless. Summary Last.fm: The Buena Vista Social Club was the name of a members-only music club in Havana, Cuba that was at its height during the 1940s. In the late 1990s Wim Wenders made a movie upon the initiative of Ry Cooder called 'The Buena Vista Social Club.' Wenders film centered on Ry Cooder's efforts to find and reunite some of the musicians who had performed at the long closed club.
The film also portrays sessions from the production of the album released in 1997 also titled Buena Vista Social Club. Both movie and album were highly successful, and expanded the reach of Cuban music around the world.
Less a band than an assemblage of some of Cuba's most renowned musical forces, 's origins lie with noted American guitarist, 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. Recruiting the long-forgotten likes of singer, guitarists/singers and, and pianist, entered Havana's Egrem Studios to record the album; the project was an unexpected commercial and critical smash, earning a Grammy and becoming the best-selling release of 's long career. In 1998 he returned to Havana with his son, percussionist, to record a solo LP with; the sessions were captured on film by director, who also documented sell-out live performances in Amsterdam and New York City. (' film, also titled Buena Vista Social Club, earned an Academy Award nomination in 2000.) The public's continued interest in Cuban music subsequently generated solo efforts from and, as well as a series of international live performances promoted under the aegis.
A concert CD, drawn from the same triumphant show that featured in his documentary, was released in 2008 - a few years after the deaths of, and. In the spring of 2015, Nonesuch/World Circuit released Lost and Found, a collection of unreleased tracks from the 1996 Egrem and 2000 recording sessions, as well as live tracks. A group containing some of the original members called continued to tour, and their farewell tour took place that year.
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. Recruiting the long-forgotten likes of singer Ibrahim Ferrer, guitarists/singers Compay Segundo and Eliades Ochoa, and pianist Rubn Gonzlez, Cooder entered Havanas Egrem Studios to record the album Buena Vista Social Club; the project was an unexpected commercial and critical smash, earning a Grammy and becoming the best-selling release of Cooders long career. In 1998 he returned to Havana with his son, percussionist Joachim, to record a solo LP with Ferrer; the sessions were captured on film by director Wim Wenders, who also documented sell-out Buena Vista Social Club live performances in Amsterdam and New York City.
Descargar juegos ps1 portables. (Wenders film, also titled Buena Vista Social Club, earned an Academy Award nomination in 2000.) The publics continued interest in Cuban music subsequently generated solo efforts from Segundo and Gonzlez, as well as a series of international live performances promoted under the Buena Vista Social Club aegis. A concert CD, At Carnegie Hall, drawn from the same triumphant show that Wenders featured in his documentary, was released in 2008 - a few years after the deaths of Segundo, Ferrer, and Gonzlez. In the spring of 2015, Nonesuch/World Circuit released Lost and Found, a collection of unreleased tracks from the 1996 Egrem and 2000 recording sessions, as well as live tracks.
A group containing some of the original members called Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club continued to tour, and their farewell tour took place that year. Genre.: Latin Jazz (Cuba) Quality.: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) Label.: World Circuit Included.: Covers, auCDtect, Log, Cue Discography: (1997) Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club (2006) Buena Vista Social Club - Rhythms Del Mundo Cuba (2008) Buena Vista Social Club - At Carnegie Hall (2009) Music That Inspired Buena Vista Social Club (2015) Buena Vista Social Club - Lost And Found THANKS for Seeding!
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