OMARA PORTUONDO
Afro-Cuban Jazz • Cuba
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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
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Omara!
Afro-Cuban Jazz
1974
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Y Tal Vez
Afro-Cuban Jazz
1981
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Palabras
Afro-Cuban Jazz
1996
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Gracias
Afro-Cuban Jazz
2008
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Mariposas
Afro-Cuban Jazz
2020
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Vida
Afro-Cuban Jazz
2023
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