Joachim cooder and ry cooder in buena vista social club 1999 wim. Now, against the backdrop of cubas captivating musical history, hear the bands story as they reflect on their remarkable careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together. In 1996 ry cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of cuban music to collaborate on the best selling and grammy. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in havana. His first solo album, buena vista social club presents. Chan chan is a song that has great meaning for cuban music history. The musicians of the buena vista social club needed to be rediscovered, but thats all they needed. Wenders, among others, is an executive producer is both an exemplary sequel and a vital, informative companion piece. Cooder, best remembered by film fans for the wailing slide guitar theme of wenders ry cooder, went to cuba in 1996 to meet with some legendary soneros. I would rank the buena vista social club as a tourist trap, catering mainly to visitors from around the world. With ibrahim ferrer, omara portuondo, eliades ochoa, barbarito torres.
They named the group after the homonymous members club in the buenavista quarter of havana, a popular. This album is named after a membersonly club that was opened in havana in precastro times, a period of unbelievable musical activity in cuba. The buena vista social club nonesuch, an album of 14 cuban mambos, boleros and chachas dating as far back as the 1920s, became a phenomenon, selling more than a million copies worldwide. Adios is a mostly spanishlanguage with english subtitles documentary by filmmaker lucy walker. Now, against the backdrop of cubas captivating musical history, hear the. Watch buena vista social club eng sub streaming online. It is written in 1987, and was one of buena vista social clubs last songs.
With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon. I felt compelled to visit this iconic club in havana i should have booked tickets to the ballet instead. While bandleader desi arnaz became a huge hit in the states, several equally talented musicians never saw success outside. Aging cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following castros takeover of cuba, are brought out of retirement by ry cooder, who travelled to havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary. Buena vista social club the making of short film 11. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of. The movie places the musicians in their social and cultural context, but it refuses to score easy political points about the dark side of the castro regime or the vindictive character of us policy. Watch the movie trailer for buena vista social club. Buena vista social club, lost and found the famed cuban collective dusts off treasures from nearly 20 years of recording and touring just in time to say goodbye. As a consequence, the music itself takes up residence in the spectators consciousness, complemented but not replaced by the accompanying images. Buena vista social club chan chan at carnegie hall, new.
Until cooder discovered them, most were retired or forgotten. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. Buena vista social club is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages, although younger children might be bored by its pace. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the groups gigs in amsterdam and new york citys famed carnegie hall, with director wim. The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the united kingdom, france, and cuba. Buena vista social club chan chan lyrics genius lyrics. One more thing when i want to dance i put on this cd, i love the afrocuban beat, i can also sit and listen to it for hours, it makes me feel like i am in cuba. Buena vista social clubs leading lady omara portuondo began her career not as a singer but as a dancer at the fabled tropicana cabaret in havana. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit. Jun 04, 1999 the buena vista social club nonesuch, an album of 14 cuban mambos, boleros and chachas dating as far back as the 1920s, became a phenomeon, selling more than a million copies worldwide.
Unfortunately, lucy walkers buena vista social club. Traveling from the streets of havana to the stage of carnegie hall, this revelatory documentary captures a forgotten generation of cubas brightest musical talents as they enjoy an unexpected encounter with world fame. In 1952 she and her older sister, haydee teamed up with elena burke and moraima secada to form the vocal group cuarteto daida, backed by the pianist aida diestro. Documentaire muziek film geregisseerd door wim wenders. The lyrics describe a couple, chan chan and juanica. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray. Ibrahim ferrer was the voice of the buena vista social club, the group of veteran cuban musicians propelled to worldwide fame in the late 1990s by the worlds rediscovery. Last scene from documentary movie buena vista social club by director wim wenders.
Buena vista social night havana 2020 all you need to know. One more thing when i want to dance i put on this cd, i love the afrocuban beat, i can also sit and listen to it. If this movie comes out on dvd, i hope the other side contains bonus concert footage. Nouvelle bandeannonce new trailer by john flaberguest. Rent buena vista social club 1999 starring ry cooder and ibrahim ferrer on dvd and bluray. The musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to. The 1997 buena vista social club album and wim wenders accompanying 1999 tour documentary reintroduced the world to the longforgotten yet infectious cuban sound of son. Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection. While bandleader desi arnaz became a huge hit in the states, several equally talented musicians. There is also footage from concerts in amsterdam and new york citys carnegie hall. Overview essay about a music, an island, a history setting the stage for the buena vista social club from a golden era in havana to the latin boom of today. Cooder, best remembered by film fans for the wailing slide guitar theme of wenders ry cooder, went to cuba in 1996 to meet with some legendary soneros musicians of the 30s, 40s and 50s.
Aging cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following castros takeover of cuba, are brought out of retirement by ry cooder, who travelled to havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the. It serves as a sequel to wim wenders awardwinning 199 documentary buena vista social club, which introduced audiences to a group of elderly cuban musicians who got together to record an album and tour together. In this fascinating oscarnominated documentary, american guitarist ry cooder brings together a group of legendary cuban folk musicians some in their 90s to record a grammywinning cd in their native city of havana. The buena vista social club nonesuch, an album of 14 cuban mambos, boleros and chachas dating as far back as the 1920s, became a phenomenon, selling. Buena vista social club is more about the covering of an event the release of the grammywinning recording and its aftermath than the event itself. Cuba and abroad, eventually appearing at new yorks carnegie hall.
Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray netflix. Nov, 2015 buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to. The buena vista social club, the album and the film is the story of a remarkable reliving of the classic era of cuban popular music, the resurrection of musical forms and personalities that have. The buena vista social club nonesuch, an album of 14 cuban mambos, boleros and chachas dating as far back as the 1920s, became a phenomeon, selling more than a million copies worldwide. Buena vista social club 1999 the movie database tmdb. Revisit with the remaining original members of the buena vista social club and explore their contribution to the unknown history of cuba. The musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to cubas vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album.
Buena vista social night havana 2020 all you need to. The veteran vocalists and instrumentalists collaborated with american guitarist and rootsmusic champion ry cooder to form the buena vista social club, playing a jazzinflected mix of chacha, mambo, bolero, and other traditional latin american styles, and recording an album that won a grammy and made them an international phenomenon. Adios trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. I remember buena vista social club and kept one of the songs in my mind chan chan and i was delighted that it was the first song on the cd. Buena vista social club eng sub tvg documentaries, music, latino movie 1999 director wim wenders joyous documentary celebrating the forgotten generation of cubas foremost musicians and singers. Despite a couple positive references to castros socialist regime in cuba, the movie contains a strong procapitalist subtext when a couple musicians remark how great new york city is. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the groups gigs in amsterdam and new york citys famed carnegie hall, with director wim wenders capturing not. A group of legendary cuban musicians, some as old as their nineties, were brought together by ry cooder to record a cd. In 1996 ry cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of cuban music to collaborate on the best selling and grammy winning album the buena vista social club. Apr 29, 2012 last scene from documentary movie buena vista social club by director wim wenders. It serves as a sequel to wim wenders awardwinning 199 documentary buena vista social club, which introduced audiences to a group of elderly cuban musicians who got together to record an album and tour. In addition, many of the individual musicians talk about their lives in cuba and about how they got started in music. Ibrahim ferrer was the voice of the buena vista social club, the group of veteran cuban musicians propelled to worldwide fame in. Buena vista social club isnt what to watch to learn that most of the music on its namesake record is son, a style of music evolved in cubas rural east before 1920, when key figures like miguel matamoros forged a new sound that combined spanishguitars with bantustyle percussion.
Buena vista social club, which earned wenders a comparatively large audience and his first academy award nomination he was nominated again for the similarly artsoriented art house hit pina 2011 in 2012,finds the frontrank auteur and his american friend, the extraordinarily versatile session man and onetime captain beefheart. Buena vista social club music, videos, stats, and photos. Despite a couple positive references to castros socialist regime in cuba, the movie contains a strong procapitalist subtext when a couple musicians remark how great new york city is with its tall skyscrapers and fine culture. The musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to cubas vibrant culture with their 1997 album. Adios plays more like a wellintentioned but unsatisfying addendum to wenders movie and cooders recording. Wim wenders documentary buena vista social club is about the adventures of ry cooder in cuba. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the academy award for best documentary feature. The musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to cubas vibrant culture with. One final subject regarding buena vista social club should be discussed. The film offers a wonderful opportunity for parents to not only expose their children to diverse musical styles, but also to examples of people who, even in their twilight years some in their nineties, are very passionate and active musicians. Buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film directed by wim wenders about the music of cuba.
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