Hot Cuban Dance – News From Russia

During the summer the equator July 13 and 14 first St. Petersburg and then Moscow will be the residences of young hot Cuban dance music and fiery rhythms. Gained great popularity in the capital, the world famous Cuban band Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club perform at the summer’s most beautiful sites of the two Russian capitals, and give the audience the most, that on there, the summer show, which will fill the “concrete jungle” the spirit of freedom, a sense of complete union with the great music and mood.

famous Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club has been repeatedly performed in Russia, but every time consistently collected notices. This year, Cubans have come to Russia in its “golden sotave” led by the inimitable singer Omara Portuondo (Omara Portuondo).

history of the band goes away in the 40s of last century. In those early years in a small institution gathered the musicians, they played, talked, dances were held. The club with the title «Buena Vista Social Club» rapidly gaining momentum and popularity. The revolution of 1959 brought freedom to the Cuban people, ironically, deprived of club regulars joy of communication – it was closed. And only in the 90s «Buena Vista Social Club», received a second life. Cuban guitarist Juan de Marco Gonzalez and the American guitarist Ry Cooder collected those who managed to play at the club. The result was recorded album «Buena Vista Social Club», which unexpectedly won worldwide popularity. This first album, recorded in 1997, was in the list of top 500 albums of all time according to the authoritative magazine Rolling Stone

considerable contribution to that of the virtuoso Cubans learned the whole world, made by the German filmmaker Wim Wenders , who shot a documentary film «Buena Vista Social Club», which was nominated for “Oscar”. Since then, the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club guests expected at festivals and concerts all over the world. Not an exception, and Russia – are the musicians take a special warmth. The reason for this absolute sincerity of Cuban art in conjunction with positive vibrations, they can “infect” any person who has come to their concert.