News
16 / Feb / 2016
NEW TOUR DATE IN JAPAN!
The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® is reayd to start the "Adiós Tour" in Asia! Along with Omara Portuondo the band rehearsed in La Havana and soon they will get ready to perform in Tokyo! The very first show is sold out and the band is happy to announce the second date. It will be March 18th at Tokyo Pit. Get your tickets here.
Read more12 / Feb / 2016
GRAMMY ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE!
Gracias is Portuondo’s third solo album, and it marks a professional musical career spanning 60 years. On November 5, she became the first Cuban resident to present at the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, where she received the Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album or “Mejor Álbum Tropical Contemporáneo”. You can enjoy and listen now the complete album, that counts with great guests artists as Chico Buarque, Jorge [...]
Read more09 / Feb / 2016
NEW DOCUMENTARY MOVIE
Canción de barrio is a musical documentary directed by Alejandro Ramirez Anderson, presenting the experience of the first two years of the “Never Ending Tour”, which, since 2010, the singer/composer Silvio Rodriguez has performed in Havana’s poor neighborhoods and throughout Cuba. Omara Portuondo had the opportunity to participate in some shows of this tour. You can watch now the complete documentary on Youtube.
Read more22 / Jan / 2016
SOLD OUT IN JAPAN
¡We are super happy to announce that our show in Tokyo is SOLD OUT! Few weeks to start the Adiós Tour in Asia we are glad to share that our show at the Musashino Shimin Bunka Kaikan Tokyo is sold out! The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® farewell tour will be in Asia next March. The band will be visiting Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia and Hong Kong. Click here [...]
Read more18 / Jan / 2016
ASIA 2016
The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® and Omara Portuondo are proud to announce a brand new tour in Asia. The Adiós Tour will be at Java Jazz Festival in Indonesia (4 march), Singapore International Jazz Festival (6 march) and Hong Kong Arts Festival. The band will also be playing in Seoul and Tokyo. Check out the full calendar here.
07 / Jan / 2016
OMARA DE CUBA
Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, will premiere next Sunday 10th at the Teatro Nacional de Cuba, the show "Omara de Cuba". Along with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional conducted by Enrique Pérez Mesa and some band members of the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club. She will be accompaigned by special guests artists such as Luna Manzanares, Barbara Maria Llanes and Alexander Abreu Habana de Primera band musical director. Save the date: Sunday [...]
Read more24 / Dec / 2015
HAPPY HOLIDAY
My very best wishes for this year that is about to start. We say goodbye to an intense year, with sold out performances around the world, pleanty of great experiences, shows and suprises. Thanks again for the support and love we received daily, on tour and with your messages. Happy New Year!
Read more22 / Dec / 2015
CUBAN LEGENDS
The set by Cuban music legends Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® at upcoming music festival Sing Jazz 2016 will probably be the last time fans here get to see them perform live. The group are one of the prominent acts at the third edition of annual music festival Sing Jazz, or Singapore International Jazz Festival, which will take place at Marina Bay Sands from March 4 to 6. Learn more [...]
Read more18 / Dec / 2015
LAST SHOW!
From India to Mali to Cuba and beyond, there will be a diverse array of world music and theatre this season at the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM). There are seven shows planned for the 2015-2016 season in the World Music category which will introduce new artists, new music and new countries to the ROHM, including some big names like Anoushka Shankar and the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club. This [...]
Read more11 / Dec / 2015
THE O2
After 16 years thrilling audiences around the world, the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club is bidding 'Adios' with a farewell world tour show at The O2 London on 6 April 2016. After performing around the world, the tour will end where the journey began with a homecoming gala performance in Havana in April following the show at The O2.
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