Arturo sandoval buena vista social club

You can watch a lot of music in one night, walking from one club to the other — you can do this every weekend,» he said. Sofias, tel Artworks under the hammer. Celebrating Francophone films. Murmullo Buena Vista Social Club For updates, see www. We have a page on IMN at www. La Jornada, one of the most influential Mexican newspapers, published a large photo of the ninety-two-year-old charismatic musician in an article titled "Sol, Son y Salsero en el Zocalo" Sun, Son and Salsa in Zocalo Square , Mexico City's main plaza.

Even 'though the acoustics were bad and it was very hot in the plaza, Compay Segundo and his Habana Ensemble captivated the Mexicans with his repertoire, as he did in a packed National Auditorium on May 6. During his two-week stay in Mexico he performed in Gudalajara and on various stages in the Federal District where the veteran Cuban Son-singer moved audiences, mainly because he feels the music as if he were 20 years old.

Born in , he has the sweet perfume of age. He comes from the line of traditional trova singers in Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the son and the bolero. He has the look of a mischievous boy and the manner of a British lord. There have been many trovadores , but Compay is myth, a living legend.

In , a favorable environment for trova and traditional son began to emerge in Spain, and they invited old, respected musicians to perform there. Some farsighted record companies began reissuing collections of old son recordings, and this created more interest. Europe was tired of strident electronic sounds and people started looking backwards, looking for the essence of acoustic, original music.

When did Compay Segundo come on the Spanish scene? I joined in , in an encounter between the Cuban son and Spanish flamenco, organized by the Seville city government. And the boom was consecrated with the Grammy for the record Buena Vista Social Club , in , within the category of traditional music.

Just imagine, it was like a bomb. We jumped from the mountains to fame, we traveled half the world, we went on illustrious stages and princes invited us to grand parties. That simplicity and naturalness is what they like about us. I still sing to all Cubans, as I did before, during my youth, all over Cuba. When I was born in the mining town of Siboney, near Santiago de Cuba, in , it was the beginning of the postwar period and everything was very poor.

Most of the music heard was from Europe. There were also ballads in the genre called trova , and boleros. They were very romantic times. We tipped our hats to the young women, and if you liked one of them you would toss your hat on the ground. If she liked you too, she would step on part of the hat, just the brim. I transmit that setting, which the public perceives and enjoys. Tell me about your experiences with so many legendary figures. Miguel Matamoros was a neighbor of mine.

He was an elegant dark-skinned man who reminded me of Gardel. Playing piano from a very early age, Gonzalo took lessons from the age of eight and then studied classical music at Havana Institute of Fine Arts, where he earned a degree in music composition.

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