Customer Reviews
Her passionate and emotional voice glides effortlessly... - By: , 19 Nov 2001 
Best known as the only female member of the Buena Vista Social Club she has been well established & respected as a singerin Cuba for over 50 years. Her passionate & emotional voice glides effortlessly through big band numbers, jazz & more traditional tunes & makes them all her own. The world has woken up over recent years to the mighty talent for so long hidden on this island, & Omara is up there with the best of them.
Viva Cuba - By: , 31 Oct 2000 The sounds capture a deserted lounge at the Hotel National, Havana when the band privately serenade my husband & I, the sole dinnersin a spendid ballroom sized formal dininghall, as they warmed up for & awaited the arrival of government dignatories."Buena who?" asked the two Caymanian (a Cuban neighbour)residents? It is infectious. Essentially cubano. Viva.
Amazing, Magical, Brilliant - By: , 08 Sep 2000 From the very first track, Omara Portuondo's voice carries you away into a dimly lit nightclub. Her voice is magical, the music a perfect foil. Buy this, you will not regret it.
A little piece of magic in a crazy world - By: , 29 Jun 2000 From the opening few bars right through to the last track Omara Portuondo lifts you from the mundane exsistance to another place. I have listened to this album almost non stop since I got it. I even dug out my old Disc man & can be seen shuffling down the street to her music. I do tend to get some strange looks but they can't hear the music going through my head. There is something about this album that no matter how bad I feel when i put it on suddenly nothing matters anymore. A truly wonderful album that is very romantic & also very sexy. I can't remember the last time a song let alone an album had so much of an effect on me.
I'm sure this is going to be another huge hit - By: , 29 Apr 2000 The Buena Vista Social Club has now penetrated the collective consciousness to the extent that the sound is imitatedin several television adverts. This record has all the same wonderful qualities as the original, so that if you like the earlier records you are sure to like this one; but it has a sound of its own that will become just as ubiquitous in a short time.
Omara Portuondo's London concert this week was astonishing, bringing the entire audience to its feet repeatedly. She sang a good many of the tracks on this record then.
