7.4Buena Vista Social Club: Adios · 2017
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017) is a Documentary / Music film directed by Lucy Walker, starring Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal.
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7.4Overview
In 1996, Cuban bandleader Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, British producer Nick Gold, and American guitarist Ry Cooder convened in Havana to produce a Cuban-Malian collaboration. When the Malians couldn’t get visas, the team turned their attention to reviving a forgotten generation of legendary son cubano musicians and formed an on-the-fly ensemble: the Buena Vista Social Club. Two decades since that fateful first session, we catch up to these master musicians, as they reflect on the magical unfolding of their lives—from humble origins to the evolution and surprising revival of their careers, all against the backdrop of Cuba’s dramatic history. Brimming with unseen concert, rehearsal, and archival footage, this film is an emotional, shimmering celebration of music’s power to transcend age, ideologies, and class, and to connect us to each other through our souls.
Cast
Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal, Eliades Ochoa, Barbarito Torres, Guajirito Mirabal, Jesús 'Aguaje' Ramos
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What is "Buena Vista Social Club: Adios" about?
In 1996, Cuban bandleader Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, British producer Nick Gold, and American guitarist Ry Cooder convened in Havana to produce a Cuban-Malian collaboration. When the Malians couldn’t get visas, the team turned their attention to reviving a forgotten generation of legendary son cubano musicians and formed an on-the-fly ensemble: the Buena Vista Social Club. Two decades since that fateful first session, we catch up to these master musicians, as they reflect on the magical unfolding of their lives—from humble origins to the evolution and surprising revival of their careers, all against the backdrop of Cuba’s dramatic history. Brimming with unseen concert, rehearsal, and archival footage, this film is an emotional, shimmering celebration of music’s power to transcend age, ideologies, and class, and to connect us to each other through our souls.
When was "Buena Vista Social Club: Adios" released?
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios was released in 2017.
Who stars in "Buena Vista Social Club: Adios"?
The cast includes Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal, Eliades Ochoa.
