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In 2000 World Circuit released Buena Vista Social Club presents Omara Portuondo, an album which finally placed her seasoned voice centre stage. Omara had a dream backing band including Buena Vista musicians Rubén González, ‘Cachaíto’ López, ‘Guajiro’ Mirabal, and featured guest appearances from Eliades Ochoa, Compay Segundo, Manuel Galbán and Ibrahim Ferrer.
Rubén González Piano (Born Santa Clara, Cuba 1919, died 2003) Ry Cooder famously likened Rubén González’s piano playing to “a cross between Thelonius Monk and Felix the Cat” and his renaissance in his 80s when he became an international star was one of the great elements in the Buena Vista Social Club™ story.
Contents of Deluxe Bookpack: • The original album, Remastered by Bernie Grundman, on CD & 180g 2LP. • CD of previously unheard bonus tracks taken from the original 1996 session tapes. • 40 page book featuring new liner notes, photos, song notes, lyrics, biographies and a history of the original club. • 2 x 12×12” Art Prints.
View Booklet. ‘Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall’ is the second album released by the original Buena Vista Social Club™; this extraordinary collection of Cuba’s greatest musicians includes Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Cachaíto López and Guajiro Mirabal. One of only three ...
The third album, ‘Buena Vista Social Club™’ was released in June 1997 and has since come to be regarded as a classic, selling 8 million copies worldwide. Juan de Marcos González, the founder of the Afro Cuban All Stars and Sierra Maestra, had a long cherished dream of recording the music of Cuba’s golden era, the 1940s and 1950s, with the original musicians of that time.
Název Buena Vista Social Club se pak stal zastřešujícím pro volnou formaci kubánských hudebníků a také pro řadu sólových projektů jednotlivých členů, jako byli či jsou Compay Segundo, Rubén González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo a další.
Further acclaimed recordings followed, including solo releases by the singers Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, virtuoso pianist Rubén González and bassist Cachaíto López and a celebratory live album recorded at a triumphant concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Buena Vista Social Club had become a household name.
