Omara Portuonda is the grand old lady of Cuban music. While her early
recordings made her a star in Cuba, her participation in the 1996 album
and video documentary, The Buena Vista Social Club, brought her to
international attention. Her solo album, The Buena Vista Social Club
Presents Omara Portuondo, released in 2000, reinforced her status as one
of Cuba's greatest musical ambassadors.
A native of Havana, Portuondo was one of three daughters born to a
baseball player on the Cuban national team and a woman of Spanish
heritage who left the comfort and support of her wealthy family home to
marry the man she loved. Her parents' singing provided the soundtrack
for her early life. As a youngster, she sang in school choirs and music
classes.
Heavily influenced by an older sister, Haydee, a dancer at the Tropicana
cabaret, Portuondo attended many of the troupe's rehearsals. When the
ensemble found itself short one dancer, in 1945, she was recruited to
fill the vacancy. The experience launched her on a career as a dancer
and she formed a successful partnership with Rolando Espinosa. Portuondo
balanced her dancing with singing engagements with friends, including
Cesar Portillo De La Luz, Jose Antonio Mendez, and pianist Frank Emilio
Flynn, calling themselves Loquimbambla Swing. The group helped to
pioneer the filin style of music that blended bossa nova and American
jazz. For a while, she also performed with Orquestra Anaconda.
In 1952, Portuondo joined with her sister and Elena Burke to form a
vocal group, Cuarteto d'Aida. The group's sound was established with the
addition of pianist and director Aida Diestro and female vocalist
Moraima Secada. Although she released her debut solo album, Magia Negra,
in 1959, Portuondo continued to work with the group.
Cuarteto d'Aida's fortunes were drastically effected by the Bay of Pigs
crisis in 1961. Although they had become frequent performers in Miami,
FL, they were prevented from returning as the relationship between Cuba
and the United States collapsed. While Portuondo returned to her
homeland, continuing to perform with Cuarteto d'Aida until 1967, her
sister elected to remain in the United States.
Desafios Although she performed with Orquestra Aragon in the 1970s,
Portuondo had settled into semi-retirement by the mid-'90s. Her plans to
slow down her career were altered after Ry Cooder, who was in Cuba
recording with the Chieftains, heard her sing in 1995. When he returned,
the following year, to produce The Buena Vista Social Club, Portuondo
was invited to become a featured vocalist with the all-star group. In
1998, Portuondo recorded a duo album, Desafios, with Cucho Valdes. Craig Harris
Tracklist :
1 Magia Negra
Written-By – Harold Arlen
2 Adios
Written-By – Enric Madriguera
3 Oguere
Written-By – Gilberto Valdés
4 Ya No Me Quieres
Written-By – María Grever
5 Llanto De Luna
Written-By – Julio Gutierrez
6 Noche Cubana
Written-By – Cesar Portillo De La Luz
7 Andalucia
Written-By – Ernesto Lecuona
8 Que Emocion
Written-By – Orlando De La Rosa
9 El Hombre Que Se Fue
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Julio Gutierrez
10 No Hagas Caso
Written-By – Miguel Valdés
11 No Puedo Ser Feliz
Written-By – Adolfo Guzmán
12 Caravana
Written-By – D. Ellington, J. Tizol
Notes
Recorded 1958 in Havana, Cuba
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