Omara Portuondo Manuel Galban Guajiro Mirabal Aguaje Ramos Omara Portuondo Vocals Aguaje Ramos Trombone/MD Manuel Galban Guitar Guajiro Mirabal Trumpet Papi Oviedo Tres Rolando Luna Piano Pedro Pablo Bass Luis Alemany Trumpet Guajirito Mirabal Trumpet Filiberto Sanches Timbales La Noche Bongos Angel Terry Congas Carlos Calunga Vocals Idania Valdes Vocals Back by public demand and this time joined by Omara Portuondo, the First Lady of Buena Vista Social Club®, this fantastic fourteen piece band direct from Havana returns to the UK. Featuring legends of Cuban music from the Buena Vista Social Club® album and film, and music from World Circuit’s acclaimed Cuban recordings, the band will transport you to the heat of Havana’s clubs and dance halls. MARCH 15 CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange 01223 357851 16 NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall 0115 989 5555 17 NORTHAMPTON Derngate 01604 624811 19 SHEFFIELD City Hall 0114 278 9789 20 GATESHEAD The Sage 0191 443 4661 21 EDINBURGH Playhouse 0844 847 1660 23 INVERNESS Eden Court 01463 234 234 24 ABERDEEN Music Hall 01224 641 122 25 GLASGOW Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000 27 HARROGATE International Centre 0845 130 8840 28 MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall 0161 907 9000 30 LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall 0151 709 3789 APRIL 1 LEICESTER De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111 2 NORWICH Theatre Royal 01603 630000 3 SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion 01702 351 135 5 BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall 0121 780 3333 6 CHELTENHAM Town Hall 01242 227979 7 CARDIFF St. David’s Hall 0292 087 8444 9 BRISTOL Colston Hall 0117 922 3686 10 OXFORD New Theatre 0844 847 1585 11 SALISBURY City Hall 01722 434434 13 PLYMOUTH Pavilions 08451 461460 14 POOLE Lighthouse 08444 068666 15 BASINGSTOKE Anvil 01256 844244 17 BRIGHTON Dome 01273 709709 18 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Assembly Hall 01892 530613 19 LONDON Royal Albert Hall 020 7589 8212 Tour presented by Mark Howes and Robert Pratt “a formidable band” Daily Telegraph “left audiences awe-struck” Financial Times “taking the atmosphere up to a breathless level” The Independent “a pulsating display” The Times iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Buena Vista Social Club® Is a registered trademark of World Circuit Ltd.
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Omara Portuondo
Manuel Galban
Guajiro Mirabal
Aguaje Ramos
Omara Portuondo Vocals Aguaje Ramos Trombone/MD Manuel Galban Guitar Guajiro Mirabal Trumpet Papi Oviedo Tres Rolando Luna Piano Pedro Pablo Bass Luis Alemany Trumpet Guajirito Mirabal Trumpet Filiberto Sanches Timbales La Noche Bongos Angel Terry Congas Carlos Calunga Vocals Idania Valdes Vocals
“taking the atmosphere up to a breathless level” The Independent
“a pulsating display” The Times
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Buena Vista Social Club® Is a registered trademark of World Circuit Ltd.
Manuel‘Guajiro’Mirabal(Trumpet)GuajirohasbeenakeyfigureintheCubanmusicsceneforover50yearsandhasplayedwithjustabouteveryCubanstaryoucouldcaretomention.DuringWorldCircuit’snowlegendaryrecordingblitzinHavanain1996,Guajirofeaturedonallthreeoftheseseminalalbums:Afro-CubanAllStars“A Toda Cuba Le Gusta”,“Buena Vista Social Club®”,and“Introducing Rubén González”.HavingbeenanintegralpartofmanyalbumsintheBuenaVistaseriesandakeymemberofIbrahimFerrer’stouringband,Guajiroreleasedhisdebutsoloalbum,theLatinGrammynominated“Buena Vista Social Club®Presents Manuel Guajiro Mirabal”in2004.
OmaraPortuondo(Vocals)Joiningthisexpandedline-upofCubanplayersisvocalistOmaraPortuondo,amemberoftheoriginalBuenaVistaSocialClub®,whose2008recordingGracias(WorldVillage/Montuno)wonaLatinGrammyandscoredaGrammynomination.PortuondohasbeensingingandperformingsinceshewasateenagerinCubainthe1940’sbut,asTheNewYorkTimesreviewofGraciasnoted,theyearshavedonenothingtomitigatehervocalprowess: “Her voice is rich, shapely, dynamic and still sultry.”TheLosAngelesTimesdescribedhervoiceas“a formidably potent and emotionally limber instrument,”whiletheOaklandTribunerecentlycalledGraciasoneofthebestrecordsof2008,notingthat“her 100-minute set in San Francisco [in October 2009] showed that she’s an even bigger talent onstage.”
‘Aguaje’Ramos(MD,Trombone)Hewasbornin1951inPinardelRiowherehebeganhismusicalstudiesintheNationalSchoolofArts.Hestartedplayingthetromboneinlocalgroupsuntil1979whenhemovedtoHavanaandbeganplayingwiththegreatfemalequartetLosD’Aida.Thatsameyearhetookpartinthe“Estrellas de Areito”recordings.AguajehasplayedontheWorldCircuitrecordingsoftheBuenaVistaSocialClub®andAfro-CubanAllStars,andthesoloalbumsofIbrahimFerrer,RubénGonzálezandOmaraPortuondo.HewasRubénGonzález’smusicaldirectorandhehasbeentouringextensivelysince1997withthevariousBuenaVistaSocialClub®projects.
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