Cuban music legend Omara Portuondo of the wildly popular Buena Vista Social Club ensemble will retire from singing at the age of 93, her son announced Thursday. Portuondo showed "signs of fatigue and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Buena Vista Social Club was formed in Cuba in 1996, as a project organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by ...

Omara Portuondo, die kubanische Sängerin und Mitglied des Buena Vista Social Club, ist das Thema eines neuen Dokumentarfilms, der am Freitag, dem 26. September 2025, von 22:00–23:00 Uhr ET in der ...

The story of the musical group serves as the basis of the stage musical of the same name, which premiered on Broadway earlier this year. The show has won 5 Tony Awards, including Best Performance by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Diana Ramirez / De Los; photos by GLAFF) For many, Omara Portuondo is best known for her participation in the Buena Vista Social ...

Cuban singer Omara Portuondo came to international attention in the 1950s, when that country was less isolated than it has been since the Revolution. Her voice reached ears around the world again in ...

Music lovers the world over have American guitarist Ry Cooder and German filmmaker Wim Wenders to thank for reintroducing a little known music style and its players to an eager international audience ...

Cuban music legend Omara Portuondo of the wildly popular Buena Vista Social Club ensemble will retire from singing at the age of 93, her son announced Thursday.

For many, Omara Portuondo is best known for her participation in the Buena Vista Social Club; but the nonagenarian has lived many lives before and after the formation of the internationally recognized ...