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In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.
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 couldnāt 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 livesāfrom humble origins to the evolution and surprising revival of their careers, all against the backdrop of Cubaās dramatic history. Brimming with unseen concert, rehearsal, and archival footage, this film is an emotional, shimmering celebration of musicās power to transcend age, ideologies, and class, and to connect us to each other through our souls.
A musical retrospective film about the work of Leonid Agutin with legendary musicians, which resulted in a big concert on the Cathedral Square of Havana.
This film by director Ramon Tort documents a unique moment in the life and career of Andrea Motis: the months preceding the recording of her first album in New York as well as what followed. A time filled with changes and emotions; from leaving her parentsā home for the first time and start living by herself to embarking in a world tour that would take her to places like Japan, United States, Asia and Europe. A crucial time in a young woman's life, who is about to make the big leapā¦, but is she interested in success or fame? Andrea is not a conventional artist. She lives in the moment, enjoying the small things in life, every day in the most simplest way possibleā¦ An entire magical process that can only be understood through her music.
An uplifting, entertaining profile of the grande dame of Cuban music, Omara Portuondo, the internationally beloved chanteuse best known in the States as a member of the famed Buena Vista Social Club. The filmmakers follow octogenarian Omaraāfeisty, charming, with a naughty sense of humor, and still in possession of her fantastic voiceāon her third āfinalā world tour as she sings to and with those sheās inspired around the globe, demonstrating her impressive range and continued relevance as an artist.
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Performance by Cuban singers Elena Burke, Moraima Secada, and Omara Portuondo performing popular songs from the 1960s.
This documentary is about the children's theater company "La Colmenita" from Cuba, which was founded in the darkest years of that country's special period. The documentary is supported by the testimonies of its founders, as well as artists of the stature of Silvio RodrĆguez, Omara Portuondo, Kcho. They are an example of how childhood can be saved with love.
