By bandweblogs on Nov 6, 2009 in Albums, Music News | Tags: Buena Vista Club, Cuba, Grammy Awards, Omara Portuondo, Tour Dates | 0 Comments
Omara Portuondo’s ‘Gracias’ wins The Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Illustrious Cuban singer Omara Portuondo has made history twice this year. In October, the remarkable vocalist, and only female star of the Buena Vista Social Club, became one of the first Cuban artists in six years to obtain a visa to perform in the U.S., marking a cultural breakthrough in the strained relations between her homeland and the U.S.
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By bandweblogs on Sep 28, 2009 in Albums, Music News, Press Releases | Tags: Buena Vista Social Club, Cuba, Omara Portuondo, Shows | 0 Comments
Omara Portuondo, the world renowned vocalist who began her career in the music scene of her native Cuba in the 1940s, has been granted a travel visa to perform in the United States for two very special dates in October.

A member of the celebrated Buena Vista Social Club, Omara is one of the first Cuban artists in six years to obtain a visa to perform in the US …
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By Jim Driscoll on Sep 25, 2008 in Albums, Featured, Reviews and Commentary | Tags: Cuba, Culture, Harold Lopez Nussa, Havana, Wayne Shorter | 0 Comments

Man the boy can play. ‘Sobre el Atelier’ is an instrumental CD of hot piano music from young Cuban virtuoso Harold Lopez Nussa. The CD contains original compositions as well as American and Cuban standards …
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