The group has been touring the world in different forms, guises and combinations since 1997, and grew out of the best-selling album Buena Vista Social Club. Its line-up continues to include a number of the original artists featured on the landmark recording and film.
Under the musical direction of band leader and trombonist Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos, the line-up for the Adios Tour will feature several of those who played on the original album and film, including the incomparable veteran diva Omara Portuondo, trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal and laud virtuoso Barbarito Torres. They will also be accompanied by some of those who have joined the journey along the way, including dynamic veteran tres player Papi Oviedo; Havana's young star pianist Rolando Luna; a superb rhythm section comprising double bassist Pedro Pablo and percussionists Andres Coayo, Filiberto Sanchez and Alberto 'La Noche'; a three-man trumpet section led by high note specialist Luis Allemany and celebrated singers Carolos Calunga and Idania Valdez.
The Adios Tour represents the distillation of more than a thousand shows over 16 years involving more than forty musicians. During that time the group has evolved into a customised, dynamic, multi-generational big band in which veterans and young performers have combined to celebrate Cuban musical tradition with flair and elan.
"With the bittersweet delicacy of a classic bolero, the Buena Vista Social Club simultaneously celebrate the vitality and virtuosity of its musicians and mourn the era they embody." New York Times "There’s a trance you get into with traditional Cuban music and it feels good, like drugs or liquor or cigars, it's hypnotic" Ry Cooder
Adios Tour Official Promo Video HERE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUKX9SXXDQI
Tickets on sale now:
http://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/popular-music/orquesta-bu...
Venue: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Date: Wednesday 11 March, 8pm
Proudly presented by PBS 106.7 FM
