Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo
While she came to global prominence as the female singer on the Buena Vista Social Club album and in the film, Omara Portuondo has a career that--like the other participants--stretches back many years. She puts her experience to good use on this record, sounding for all the world like a Cuban Billie Holiday, smoky and quietly tragic, with a history of lost love. The lush arrangements, which often sound transplanted straight from 1950s Havana, frame her voice exquisitely while guests such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, and Rubén González add their inimitable talents to the mix. Her reading of "The Man I Love" ("El Hombre Que Yo Ame") is also a microcosm of the disc--slightly jazzy, with a yearning vocal that's emotive without ever being overwrought. There's little doubt that Portuondo is a world-class singer, and this is the ideal showcase for her extraordinary talents. --Chris Nickson more
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-03-2008
- Understated treasure
Slightly downtempo in feeling when compared to other _Buena Vista Social Club_ CDs I know. This isn't a bad thing; Omara Portuondo's sumptuous voice is at its best when she's not in a hurry.Aside from Omara's intoxicating singing, the...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-27-2008
- A GEM!
The Buena Vista Social Club is one of Cuba's gems. Omara is one of its stars!
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-24-2008
- Sensual, Smoky and Moody.
There are very few songs that can do what nearly every single song on this CD can do for me. You know how sometimes a song taps into some hidden or undeveloped part of who you are? Well, for me, with the exception of one or two songs...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-13-2007
- What a voice!
I had heard Omara Portuondo only on the Buena Vista Social Club CD, so I didn't know what to expect. I really love this CD. Her selections and delivery show great emotional range and a sense of humor -- lovely!
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-03-2008
- Understated treasure
Slightly downtempo in feeling when compared to other _Buena Vista Social Club_ CDs I know. This isn't a bad thing; Omara Portuondo's sumptuous voice is at its best when she's not in a hurry.Aside from Omara's intoxicating singing, the...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-16-2000
- Buena Vista Social Club & Omara Portuondo
One's view of this CD may depend on what the "Buena Vista Social Club Presents" conjures up. Does this mean a particular type of style, ensemble, musicians, production values, or something else, such as a marketing ploy to sell as many...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-16-2000
- What is the fuss all about?
After reading all the media hype and even the reviews that appear in this site, I rushed to get this Omara Portuondo CD. I have listened to it four times and I am totally confused...You see I am a big fan of the "boleros" and of Cuban...
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