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Omara Portuondo Live

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Although we reported on the summer festival in the previous blog, this time putting studying thoroughly among the many watching live, I want to write about the stage of Omara Portuondo for giving me the best impression.

O'mara female singer to represent Cuba is also known by the participation in that, "Buena Vista Social Club". Even if you're not familiar with Latin music, who would be many that remember his name and singing voice. It is "Gurashisu Tour" as long as overnight, which named after the latest album "Gracias" was realized in Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall.
Visit to Japan this time,"SALSA120%"To issue a UNO inc it was held become organized. Magazine editor-in-chief of Yamaguchi, Seiji's interviewOf 5/16 days "BUNKA × PERSON"Since it was published in, than also increased readers to know its presence.

This O'mara of tour invited, was also considerably difficult box office have seen from the end. When eight years ago Buena Vista has been epidemic in is that many of the media jumped, but in this time of the visit to Japan "boom and the other end was probably" just does say the corresponding people are many, of utterly Japanese cultural standard ...... that I realized the low.
However, thanks to the audience to find the song of O'mara to nothing to do with the boom, the concert was a great success (Photo 1).I do not think the current 78-year-old, supple and strong, was captivated audience in singing voice is a deep O'mara (Photo 2).Followed by a young musician to the difference between the year or more away to the parent and child, he told me to expand the imposing stage (Photo 3).Album "Gracias," which became the title of the concert is recommended currently in the World Music corner of Tower Records. Who was worrisome Let rushed to the shop. By the way I am, in the Tower Records · W point period of the end of October, with the money that you squeeze at the end of the desperate efforts, such as floats the lunch, was buying the CD that was in the mood.

Shinichi Takahashi (photographer)

Independence as a free-lance photographer than 98 years. Currently, active in, such as magazines and books · CD jacket. In addition, music-related, overseas travelogue, energetically writing the document article such as in magazines and books as a writer.