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Saturday, April 27th, 7pm, 5:30 doors, Hermann’s Jazz Club, (753 View Street)What a great night of music ahead! World class Cuban pianist Pablo Cardenas assembles a band to bring you a tribute to the legendary Buena Vista Social Club and its former pianist Ruben Gonzales. Even novices to the Cuban scene will be familiar with many of these timeless and evocative songs.
We’re excited to be presenting a new edition of this event with a totally fresh vibe. After many years of success Buena Vista Social Club tried a few musical experiments mixing Cuban music with different genres and collaborating with a few renowned artists, the result of all this works was collected on a series of albums called “Rhythms of the World”, this event will show you some of that music, of course we’ll also be playing the classic traditional Cuban hits of this band and emblematic songs of each of the members that became popular with their individual projects, but with a more modernized sound!
“A Night to Buena Vista Social Club” will be an incredible evening of music and dance, yes we said dance! Because it is such a special event, the club will keep a dancing area open for those who wish to live the experience in a more energetic way trying some steps. See you then!
About Buena Vista
Buena Vista Social Club got established in 1996. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos González. They named the group after the homonymous members' club in the Buenavista quarter of Havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. To showcase the popular styles of the time, such as son, bolero and danzón, they recruited a dozen veteran musicians, some of whom had been retired for many years.
The group's eponymous album was recorded in March 1996 and released in September 1997, quickly becoming an international success, which prompted the ensemble to perform with a full line-up in Amsterdam and New York in 1998. German director Wim Wenders captured the performance on film for a documentary—also called Buena Vista Social Club—that included interviews with the musicians conducted in Havana. Wenders' film was released in June 1999 to critical acclaim, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary feature and winning numerous accolades including Best Documentary at the European Film Awards. This was followed up by a second documentary Buena Vista Social Club: Adios in 2017. The success of both the album and film sparked a revival of interest in traditional Cuban music.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View St, Victoria, BC V8W 1J9, Canada,Victoria, British Columbia
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