Comments: 1. Regarding the documentary, Cuban musicians were somewhat put off by Wenders' narrative that presented traditional Cuban music (and Cuba itself, with its crumbling architecture) as a relic of the past that became frozen in time after the triumph of the Revolution. Buena Vista Social Club is a 1999 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba. This includes our interest to host the Site for informational and marketing purposes and to improve our services and products. Processing means any operation which is performed on personal data, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation, retrieval, any kind of disclosure, erasure or destruction or other use. Many of those at the Chan were Spanish-speaking, and there’s nothing quite like an Hispanic audience. In Cuba: Music and dance. This may include your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, age, date of birth. The latter went on to support younger musicians making the same style of music beyond 2010 under the name "Buena Vista Social Club". The withdrawal of consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out based on the consent until the withdrawal. We may publish, or share with affiliates and/or business partners, aggregated non-personal data, which will not identify you individually. The rest of the filming took place in Amsterdam and New York, where the group played a concert at Carnegie Hall. Chan Chan (1997) More Songfacts: Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)Bruce Springsteen. Upon request we will provide you a copy of the data together with additional information to the extent defined in Art. 1 lit. Protecting our users’ personal data is an important concern for World Circuit Limited (a BMG Rights Management Company) (“we”, “us” or “our”). Buena Vista Social Club. The organisation of the musical group is perfectly understood. Although many of the backing musicians had past connections with the original performers, organizers wisely injected some youth to the band. ZombieThe Cranberries "Zombie" by The Cranberries is about an IRA bombing in England that killed two children. 6 sec. As soon as the music started up, however, her fountain of youth kicked in, transfixing us still with the haunting power of her voice and an aching ability to caress the lyrics. Then, suddenly, out of nowhere, Ry Cooder drops in from some kind of music heaven, and they become world-famous. Omara Portuondo was recruited as the company’s leading lady and the rich, resonant voice of the 89 year-old Compay Segundo provided a link with Cuba’s deepest musical past. 1 lit d and f GDPR. Rubén Martínez writes, "Arguably, Buena Vista is the crowning achievement, thus far, of the 'world beat' era in both critical and commercial terms... it avoids the pitfalls of the same: exoticizing or fetishizing of 'Third World' artists and artifacts, superficial representations of history and culture.". You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. If you do not wish the analysis of usage behaviour, you can unsubscribe from our newsletter or deactivate graphics in your e-mail program by default.. We may share your personal information as far as it is required for the above mentioned purposes from time to time with: (a) any member of BMG’s group of companies (which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries) so that such third party may process your personal information in any way in which we are permitted to process your personal information under this privacy policy; and/or. Located in the over populated Marianao neighborhood, it acted as a social hub for musicians and performers, leading a program of artistic activities such … The other old-timer who held centre stage for his own mini-concert was Eliades Ochoa. We are the controller of your personal data. The name "Buena Vista Social Club" was inspired by a danzón (a popular Cuban genre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) composed by Orestes López in 1940 that paid homage to a social club in the Buena Vista neighborhood, in the outskirts of Havana. These included tres player Compay Segundo, the oldest musician (89) at the time of recording, and vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer, who had been making a living shining shoes. Kenny Loggins co-wrote the Doobie Brothers hit "What a Fool Believes," which is about a guy who just can't accept that an affair from long ago was meaningless to her. Through our newsletter we want to share content that is as relevant as possible for our customers and better understand what readers are actually interested in. On their album’s release, entitled Buena Vista Social Club (1997) no one realized how big an impact it would make. COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA. “Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means, Though I sang in my chains like the sea.”, This story was previously published, here, by The Ex-Press, *Wikipedia page for Cuban Son music: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_(music). (c) As far as a transfer to above mentioned recipients is required for any of the purposes mentioned in Section B, the transfer of data is based on our legitimate interests as specified in Section B or on your consent. The following day recording of the Mali – Cuba collaboration album was due to start, but as the Africans were unavailable World Circuit’s Nick Gold, American Producer Ry Cooder and band leader Juan de Marcos were forced to improvise. The film helped the musicians, some of them already in their nineties, become known to a worldwide audience, with some going on to release popular solo albums. If you subscribed to our newsletter, any processing related to sending you newsletters or provide you with information about our products is based on the consent (Art. when we transfer data to third parties or members of BMG’s group of companies. All such personal information is collected, stored and processed by us, affiliated BMG Companies and our third-party service providers for the purposes set out in section B below. The original line up of the Buena Vista Social Club made three triumphant concert appearances; two at Amsterdam’s Carré Theatre and the final legendary show at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Facts and Opinions is a boutique journal, of reporting and analysis in words and images, without borders. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements. Buena Vista Social Club is a 1999 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba.It is named for a danzón that became the title piece of the album Buena Vista Social Club.The film is an international co-production of Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Cuba As Cuban revolutions go, it was an entirely peaceable uprising – but its impact could not have been more profound. “In my experience Cuban musicians are unique. Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcome and should be addressed to our data protection team or directly to our data protection officer. Eliades Ochoa the great guitarist and singer provided the rural roots from Santiago. information that identifies, or makes it possible to identify, you as a natural person (e.g. 18 GDPR); Upon your request, we will restrict processing of personal data according to Art. “He knew the best songs and how to do them because he’d been doing it since World War One,”. 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Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo and Omara Portuondo (seated L-R), (standing L-R) Guajiro Miraval, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Barbarito Torrez, Juan de Marcos and Ibrahim Ferrer, posing for photographers at a hotel in Mexico City before a press conference. But this time there was the added, bittersweet reminder of the missing, so full of life back in 1998. 1 lit d and f GDPR. The album Buena Vista Social Club features studio versions of the music heard in the film. We process your personal data where necessary: (i) under any applicable laws or regulations of any jurisdiction of the EU or any member state for any purposes required under those laws or regulations, Art. Yet they were far from over-awed. Any of these. However, the African musicians were unable to obtain visas, so Gold and Cooder made the spontaneous decision to record an album, Buena Vista Social Club, with the mostly septuagenarian musicians gathered by de Marcos González. “These are the greatest musicians alive on the planet today,” he enthused. Buena Vista Social Club. Wherever we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your data, we are allowed to further process such data, provided our interest in doing so prevails in a weighting against your interest against the processing activity.