Buena Vista Social Club is set to perform at Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) on Monday, October 26 at 19:00 (7:00 pm). Many of the original Buena Vista Social Club members will appear in Durham, North Carolina, including trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal, laúd virtuoso Barbarito Torres, guitarist Eliades Ochoa, and the unparalleled vocalist Omara Portuondo. The Cuban ensemble will be touring the United States as part of their Adiós tour, which mark the end of Buena Vista Social Club’s live concerts.
In 1996, Cuban bandleader Juan de Marcos González, American guitarist Ry Cooder, and British producer Nick Gold assembled a group of veteran son musicians to record a collection of classic mambos, cha-cha-chás, and boleros, a tribute to Havana’s exciting club scene in the 1930s and ’40s.
Buena Vista Social Club materialized as a near-perfect record: the album was certified platinum, won the GRAMMY for Best Latin Album, and was the subject of an acclaimed Wim Wenders documentary.
The Buena Vista Social Club concert is a co-presentation of Duke Performances and The Carolina Theatre of Durham.
More details at: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/calendar/buena-vista-social-club
Author: World Music Central News Room
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