Omara Portuondo

...we filed for was Septeto Nacional, and three weeks later we started working on Vocal Sampling." The great Cuban vocalist Omara Portuondo signaled the imminent Obama thaw when she received a visa for performances in Los Angeles and San...

In this article: Septeto Nacional, Ignacio Pineiro, Raspa, U.S., San Francisco, Havana, State Department, Cuba, and George Gershwin

...hopes for more cultural exchanges between the two countries. He cites this month's Grammy appearance by 79-year-old Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, who previously had been denied a visa. ``We make music, not politics,'' Oropesa said. ``El...

In this article: Ignacio Pineiro, New York, United States, Grammy, The Miami Herald, and Chicago

...3 1/2 hour show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas with their bilingual duet "Looking for Paradise." Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, the lone female vocalist of the Buena Vista Social Club, made history when she became the...

In this article: Latin Grammy Awards, Calle 13, Mercedes Sosa, Ruben Blades, Grammys, Trademark, Buena Vista Social Club, and Cirque du Soleil

In this article: Latin Grammy Awards, Calle 13, Mercedes Sosa, Las Vegas, Latin America, Stefania Fernandez, Miss Universe, and Cirque du Soleil

...died on October 4, won a posthumous Latin Grammy for her album "Cantora 1," which also won for best recording package. Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, globally known a member of the celebrated "Buena Vista Social Club" band, won as Best...

In this article: Latin Grammy Awards, Calle 13, Mercedes Sosa, Las Vegas, Latin America, Stefania Fernandez, Miss Universe, and Cirque du Soleil

...event streamed live on the Latin Grammy Web site. Members of the Latin Recording Academy vote for the winners. Cuban diva Omara Portuondo, nominated for best contemporary tropical album for "Gracias," will present an award, the first...

In this article: Calle 13, Latin Grammys, Las Vegas, Latin America, Puerto Rico, R&B, Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo, Ivan Lins, and Ivete Sangalo

BY JORDAN LEVIN Omara Portuondo could be any Cuban grandmother, if that grandmother were a world-famous singer with tales to tell (and keep) about 60 years of music and celebrity and separation. Sequestered in a downtown Miami hotel, this...

In this article: Grammys, Miami, Florida, Contigo, Buena Vista Social Club, Latin Grammys, The Miami Herald, and Univision

...Omara Portuondo to become first Cuban national on stage at Latin Grammys Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 4:00 AM Singer Omara Portuondo, 79, has a CD that's up for a Latin Grammy, and she's headed for the ceremonies in Las Vegas. It...

In this article: Buena Vista Social Club, L.A., U.S., Miami, Florida, Grammys, Chico Buarque, and Los Van Van

...called i¿½Vamonosi¿½ by Buika. Betto Arcos, I want to end where we sort of began this conversation, back in Cuba with a singer named Omara Portuondo. And like Bebo Valdes, she's another really old-timer. I want to play this track that you...

In this article: Latin Grammy Awards, Bebo, Chavela Vargas, Public Radio, and All rights reserved

What a wonderful way to kick off the 27th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival - a night with Omara Portuondo, the first lady of Cuban Jazz, at the intimate Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. And to think Tuesday's concert nearly didn't happen.

In this article: Buena Vista Social Club, Wim Wenders, and Havana