World Circuit Artists - Buena Vista Social Club, Tony Allen, Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab, Toumani Diabate, Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Buena Vista Social Club, Tony Allen, Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab, Toumani Diabate, Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Guillermo Portabales, Oumou Sangare, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Bheki Mseleku, Afel Bocoum, Anga Diaz, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Ruben Gonzalez, Los Zafiros, Andy Hamilton, Eliades Ochoa, Radio Tarifa, Nico Saquito, Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Cheikh Lo, Abdel Aziz El Mubarak, Dimi Mint Abba, Estrellas de Areito. Excerpt: The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. In the 1990s, nearly 50 years after the club was closed, it inspired a recording made by Cuban musician Juan de Marcos Gonzalez and American guitarist Ry Cooder with traditional Cuban musicians, some of whom were veterans who had performed at the club during the height of its popularity. The recording, named Buena Vista Social Club after the Havana institution, became an international success, and the ensemble was encouraged to perform with a full line-up in Amsterdam in 1998. German director Wim Wenders captured the performance on film, followed by a second concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City for a documentary that included interviews with the musicians conducted in Havana. Wenders' film, also called Buena Vista Social Club, was released to critical acclaim, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary feature and winning numerous accolades including Best Documentary at the European Film Awards. The success of both the album and film sparked a revival of international interest in traditional Cuban music and Latin American music in general. Some of the Cuban performers later released well-received solo albums and recorded collaborations with international stars from different musical genres...