Cuban Diva Fascinates Fans in Sofia

Society | March 18, 2005, Friday // 00:00
Cuban Diva Fascinates Fans in Sofia Omara Portuondo, a living legend of Cuban music, performed live in Sofia Thursday night. The 75-aged diva was one of the vocalists of 40s phenomenon Buena Vista Social Club. Photo by bulphoto.com

Omara Portuondo, a former Buena Vista Social Club vocalist and a living legend of Cuban music, staged a hypnotizing show in Sofia on Thursday night.

Omara, aged 75, was the second Buena Vista star to visit Bulgaria over the last several months. Last October, 77-year-old Ibrahim Ferrer fired up the audience at the National Palace of Culture with a music show of almost three hours.

The members-only Buena Vista Social Club was at its height during the 1940s. The member musicians recorded none of their songs in a studio, nevertheless, they started a craze in the West for Latin American music.

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