The Bar At Buena Vista - Australia Shows

THE BAR AT BUENA VISTA - THE GRANDFATHERS OF CUBAN MUSIC
FROM THE SIZZLING QUARTER OF HAVANA, CUBA AND A CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED WORLD TOUR THE BAR AT BUENA VISTA - THE LEGENDARY GRANDFATHERS OF CUBAN MUSIC RETURN TRIUMPHANTLY IN 2011!

Following a sell-out International smash hit tour, the intoxicating tribute to old Havana returns to Australia in May 2011 for a night of pure passion and undeniable magic!

The Bar at Buena Vista - The Grandfathers of Cuban Music is a passport to another time, another place that takes audiences not the downtown bar of a Havana Club of the 40's and 50's - creating a festive cocktail of music and dance, in a night filled with raunchy salsa, rhythms of tropical jazz and Cuban folk music in a show that is as intoxicating as the rum served at the bar on stage.

The Legendary Grandfathers of Cuban Music brings together four of these greats who continue to exude passion, romance, love and energy that is so legendary of these Cuban masters. The celebrated cast is headed by the magic vocals of 94-year old Reynaldo Creagh, who hails from Vieja Trova Santiagera - Reynaldo ignited the flame that started the whole Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon and today is probably the world's oldest working singer, who is considered Cuba's last remaining living legend. He stars alongside 86-year old legendary tres guitarist Maracaibo, a multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire from Vieja Trova Santiagera and is one of Cuba's most celebrated composers; both Reynaldo Creagh and Maracaibo grew up and played music with the late Ibrahim Ferrer and they are still the best of friends. They are the last surviving guardians of this dignified music, aching with nostalgia. They are joined by the 85-year old legend on piano Maestro Rubalcaba from the Afro-Cuban All Stars, who has been dubbed as Cuba's finest pianist known as "The Hands Of Gold". Like Cuban rum, these guys just get better with age!

These three legendary Cuban masters all return together with Cuba's original diva Siomara Avilla Valdes Lescay. The cast will also include dancing legend Eric Turro, the master of all traditional Cuban dance styles from the 40's and the 50's which is a hybrid mixture of Street and Salon styles of dance will also be returning to mesmerise audiences with his moves. Eric will be accompanied by his sensual, sexy dancers. The Bar at Buena Vista - The Grandfathers of Cuban Music brings us a cocktail of Cuban music and dance, paying homage to The Buena Vista Social Club, The Afro Cuban All-Stars and Vieja Trova Santiagera.

THE BAR AT BUENA VISTA 2011

Fri 27-May State Theatre 8.00pm
Sat 28-May State Theatre 5.00pm & 8.30pm
Sun 29-May Glasshouse Port Macquarie 8.00pm
Mon 30-May
Tue 31-May
Wed 1-Jun Newcastle Civic Theatre 8.00pm
Thu 2-Jun
Fri 3-Jun State Vic Arts 7.30pm
Sat 4-Jun State Vic Arts 2.00pm & 7.30pm
Sun 5-Jun
Mon 6-Jun
Tue 7-Jun
Wed 8-Jun
Thu 9-Jun
Fri 10-Jun Canberra Theatre 7.30pm
Sat 11-Jun Canberra Theatre 7.30pm
Sun 12-Jun
Mon 13-Jun Mackay Entertainment Centre 7.00pm
Tue 14-Jun
Wed 15-Jun
Thur 16-Jun Caloundra Events Centre 8.00pm
Fri 17-Jun Twin Towns Services Club 8.00pm
Sat 18-Jun Concert Hall QPAC 2.00pm & 8.00pm
Sun 19-Jun
Mon 20-Jun
Tue 21-Jun Regal Perth 8.00pm
Wed 22-Jun Regal Perth 8.00pm
Thu 23-Jun Regal Perth 8.00pm
Fri 24-Jun Regal Perth 8.00pm
Sat 25-Jun Regal Perth 2.00pm & 8.00pm
Sun 26-Jun day off
Mon 27-Jun travel to Singapore
Tue 28-Jun Media/Technical set up
Wed 29-Jun Grand Theatre MBS Singapore
Thu 30-Jun Grand Theatre MBS Singapore
Fri 1-Jul Grand Theatre MBS Singapore
Sat 2-Jul Grand Theatre MBS Singapore
Sun 3-Jul Grand Theatre MBS Singapore