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07 / Jan / 2015
MAGIA NEGRA IN CUBA
Omara Portuondo is back home after a long tour presentation in Europe. After a month of her latest release Magia Negra- The Beggining, the singer is back in Cuba to celebrate this new album along with her compatriots. She will be performing next January 18th at Teatro Mella, with special guests Roberto Fonseca, El Micha and David Blanco. Not to miss if you are in town!
Read more05 / Jan / 2015
Adiós Tour in Nueva Zelanda
Adding more fuel to the already scorching hot line up, Cuban stars made famous by the 1997 Wim Wenders movie, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club are set to make their first ever New Zealand appearance exclusively at WOMAD 2015. WOMAD Artistic Director, Emere Wano is elated commenting, "This was such an exceptional opportunity to be able to bring these players to our WOMAD, we had to make it happen."
Read more30 / Dec / 2014
Confirmed OBVSC in Mexico!
The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club will start the year performing at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico DF. A farewell tour that already visited Europe. This is the first and unique date confirmed so far in Mexico and the band expect to have a full house for that night. The performance will be next February 4th at Auditorio Nacional with Omara Portuondo.
Read more26 / Dec / 2014
Omara’s Year
It was a magical year for Omara Portuondo that started with the farewell "Adiós Tour" with the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club®. This past summer Omara received the La Mar de Músicas 2014 Award for a Lifetime dedicated to music. 2014 could not finished better and in Novemberthe singer released a reworking of what was her first solo album Magia Negra (World Village), followed by an European tour accompanied by brilliant Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca.
Read more03 / Dec / 2014
Live show @GlavClub Moscow
A gret 2014 for Omara Portuondo and Roberto Fonseca will end with a lat show from their Magia Negra tour at GlavClub Moscow. A year with a new musical project for Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca and with a new album release for the Cuban diva Omara Portuondo. Last chance to enjoy a great live performance of this great artists. Learn more here.
Read more15 / Nov / 2014
MI LIFE IS A SURPRISE
Omara Portuondo was only 28 years old when her colleagues at D’Aida suggested her to record her first solo album “Magia Negra”, 55 years later Omara decided to re-record it- what she confirmed it was a great decision. Lear more at La Vanguardia.com.
Read more13 / Nov / 2014
FACE TO FACE
A great cast of artists gathered together to celebrate music at Baloise Session. Omara Portuondo, Roberto Fonseca, Fatoumata Diawara y Mayra Andrade delivered a unique performance that brought together the best of Cuban and African music. Omara and mayra shared the stage to perform a wonderful version of Bésame Mucho, a part from the jam between y American beatbox artists The Butterscotch. Click here to see the show picture album.
Read more04 / Nov / 2014
MAGIA NEGRA ALBUM RELEASE
After more than 60 years as an entertainer, Omara Portuondo returns to her roots with a re-recording of Magia Negra, her 1958 debut recording. The original Magia Negra, a solo album recorded when Portuondo was only 25 years old, provided a showcase of Cuban music book-ended by two well-known pieces by America jazz icon Duke Ellington: “That Old Black Magic” (”Magia Negra”) and “Caravan” (”La Caravana”). The new edition includes guests [...]
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