You can’t blame Ry Cooder for wanting to try something new. It’s been six years since the original Buena Vista Social Club sessions and almost 50 years since prerevolutionary Cuban music had its ...
Wim Wenders's "Buena Vista" documentary film made Ferrer's face as familiar as his sweet falsetto voice, and his solo debut, "The Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer," sold 1.5 million ...
It could have been tempting for Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer, at 76, to play out his days revisiting the success of the Buena Vista Social Club. The legendary jazz ensemble assembled for a 1997 ...
Given this Cuban singer’s keen understanding of pre-Castro styles and his rags-to-riches comeback story, 1999’s Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer was guaranteed to impress world-music ...
The billing for Tuesday’s concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall said: “Buena Vista Social Club presents Orquesta Ibrahim Ferrer.” But at times the show clearly belonged to brilliant young pianist Roberto ...
AFP/ La Habana. El proyecto Buena Vista Social Club homenajeó este lunes póstumamente al sonero y bolerista Ibrahim Ferrer. "Esto (el homenaje) era lo que Ibrahim quería y disfrutaba, que todos sus ...
AFP/ La Habana. Estrellas del Buena Vista Social Club ofrecerán conciertos en Rusia los próximos 13 y 14 de mayo como parte de una gira por Europa, en los que rendirán homenaje al fallecido Ibrahim ...
It would have been foolhardy six years ago to suggest that the collective of Cuban musicians between the ages of 60 and 90 known as the Buena Vista Social Club would have an extensive life beyond its ...