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BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB - LIVE I VEGA D. 29 MAJ kl. 21

Legenden lever stadig. Wem Wenders portrætterede i sin uforglemmelige film fra 1999 beretningen om cubansk musik i 40'erne. Mange af de gamle drenge er stadig med i orkestret, der byder på livsbekræftende og intens musik af højeste kvalitet. Musikalsk er orkestret helt i top og leverer et fantastisk show fyldt med cremen af den traditionelle Cubanske Son, Son Montuno, Changüi, Boleros, Cha Cha Cha , Guaracha og Mambo. Cubakultur.dk har i samarbejde med Playground Music og hovedsponsoren Havana Club gjort det muligt for anden gang, at præsentere Buena Vista Social Club på dansk jord i Vega.

Før koncerten kl. 20:30 er der salsaundervisning for alle ved Danmarks Salsa dronning Stine Ortvad

Entre til koncerten i Vega 350 kr. billetter kan købes hos Billetlugen.dk eller i alle Fona butikker.

Der er afterparty i Vesterbro Kulturhus for ALLE, musikerne er også inviteret.

Har man ikke været til koncert i Vega, er der en entre på 60 kr. til afterparty i Vesterbro Kulturhus, hvor festen forsætter. Der vil være musik til kl. 04.

Arrangør af både koncert og afterparty : www.cubakultur.dk

MUSICIANS’ SHORT BIOGS

Manuel ‘Guajiro’ Mirabal (Trumpet)

Guajiro has been a key figure in the Cuban music scene for over 50 years and has played with just about every Cuban star you could care to mention. During World Circuit’s now legendary recording blitz in Havana in 1996, Guajiro featured on all three of these seminal albums: Afro-Cuban All Stars “A Toda Cuba Le Gusta”, “Buena Vista Social Club™”, and “Introducing Rubén González”. Having been an integral part of many albums in the Buena Vista series and a key member of Ibrahim Ferrer’s touring band, Guajiro released his debut solo album, the Latin Grammy nominated “Buena Vista Social Club™ Presents Manuel Guajiro Mirabal” in 2004.

Jesús ‘Aguaje’ Ramos (MD, Trombone, Vocals)

He was born in 1951 in Pinar del Rio where he began his musical studies in the National School of Arts. He started playing the trombone in local groups until 1979 when he moved to Havana and began playing with the great female quartet Los D’Aida. That same year he took part in the “Estrellas de Areito” recordings. Aguaje has played on the World Circuit recordings of the Buena Vista Social.Club™ and Afro-Cuban All Stars, and the solo albums of Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González and Omara Portuondo. He was Rubén González’s musical director and he has been touring extensively since 1997 with the various Buena Vista Social Club™ projects.

Manuel Galbán (Guitar and Organ)

Manuel Galbán, electric guitarist, pianist, organist and arranger, is an institution in Cuban music. For many years, he was the musical director of the seminal Cuban doo-wop group Los Zafiros. With Galbán leading, the band created a distinctly Cuban sound, an eclectic mix of doo-wop, ballads and boleros, soul and samba, tumbas and twists. In 1998, Nick Gold tracked down Galbán to play guitar on Ibrahim Ferrer’s debut album. Galbán’s rapport with Ry Cooder is striking. The duo’s album “Mambo Sinuendo” won a Grammy in February 2004. He also contributed his unique guitar sound to Cachaíto López’s groundbreaking debut “Cachaíto” and Ibrahim Ferrer’s Grammy winning “Buenos Hermanos”.

Barbarito Torres (Laúd)

Barbarito’s professional career started in 1970 with Serenata Yumunina, a group led by Higinio Mullens. When graduated he travelled with Siembra Cultural, later renamed Grupo Yarabi. Eventually he settled in Havana and became a permanent member of Orquesta Cubana de Cuerdas. Later he joined Celina Gonzalez and her Grupo Campoalegre as their musical director; at the same time, he was featured with Grupo Manguare, recording and touring with both groups. Barbarito is well known for his contribution with the Afro Cuban All Stars and the Buena Vista Social Club™. He stands out for his participation on Wim Wender’s film for his incredible way of playing such instrument. Both ensembles won a number of awards, including a Grammy for the Buena Vista Social Club album in 1998. Since Buena Vista project Barbarito toured around the world with his group. In 1999 his first solo album “Havana Café” is released and in 2003 “Barbarito Torres”.