Live Cuban music revue with son, bolero, mambo and salsa, inspired by the 1997 Buena Vista album.
Buena Vista Live comes to the Assembly Hall on Friday 15 January, a live musical revue celebrating the sounds of Cuban music. It takes its name and inspiration from the 1997 Buena Vista Social Club album, so if that's your starting point, you've got a good idea of the territory it covers.
The set moves through the different rhythms of Cuba: soulful son and romantic bolero sit alongside high-energy mambo and salsa, with a bit of storytelling woven in and a steady groove running through it. It's a broad sweep of the island's music rather than a single style, and the show is described as one where you dance the night away and go home lighter than you came. It's also signed exclusively to Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, which gives you a sense of the musical pedigree behind it.
If you're not entirely sure where to start with the Cuban side of things, the Buena Vista Social Club album is a handy reference. It brought together veteran Cuban musicians who'd spent years playing in Havana, and their sound—a mix of son, bolero and traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms—is exactly what this revue is built around. The live show follows that same thread, taking you from the slower, more melodic side of things through to the faster, dance-floor numbers.
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It runs from 19:30 to 21:30 at the Assembly Hall on Stoke Abbott Road, BN11 1HQ, with tickets ranging from £22 to £44.
