Cuban legends Buena Vista Social Club will be back in Romania this year, where they will hold two concerts, one in Bucharest and one in Cluj Napoca. The Buena Vista Social Club orchestra featuring Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa will perform in front for a Romanian audience on June 25 in Bucharest, and on June 26 in Cluj Napoca.

Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Guajiro Mirabal, Barbarito Torres and the other 12 performers in the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club™ will feature the complete lineup for the first time in Romania, after previous shows where only some of group were present.

In Bucharest, the show will be held at Sala Palatului, while in Cluj – Napoca, at the Sports Hall. The Bucharest concert, which starts at 20:00, is organized by the Phoenix Foundation. Tickets are available for prices ranging from RON 75 to RON 300 and can be bought online on eventim.ro.

The Buena Vista Social Club story is truly inspiring. Starting back in 1996 as a small project to create something of a testament to Cuban music, the recording sessions brought together what turned out to be a remarkable collection of musicians. Some of the band had not performed in many years, but the talents of veteran musicians such as pianist Ruben Gonzalez, singers Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa and of course Compay Segundo, 89 years old at the time, caught the world's attention, winning legions of fans from across the globe. US musician Ry Cooder, who helped produce the album, as well as playing on it said at the time “It's the peak, a music that takes care of you and nurtures you. I felt that I had trained all my life for this experience and it's a blessed thing,” quoted by the official Buena Vista Social Club site. Later, the Wim Wenders film brought Buena Vista Social Club to an even greater audience.

Buena Vista Social Club official site - information, history, video and music.

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