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Omara Portuondo (Concert)
MUPA, 5th November, 19:30, 3400Ft - 7900Ft
Komor Marcell u. 1 [map]
Pest South, IX Millenniumi Kulturális Központ (T2) 3 min
If ever a project were milked for all it was worth, it was Buena Vista Social Club. And yet, without it, the likelihood of hearing Omara Portuondo in Budapest (or any other Cuban musicians, for that matter) would have been greatly reduced. She was the only female on the project but that hardly scratches the surface of an extraordinary career. She performed with Nat King Cole in the fifties, sang in Cuba's sugar fields in the sixties, and represented Cuba at the Sopot Festival in the seventies. World tours followed in the next two decades, until Wim Wenders thrust her back into the spotlight.Now 78 years old, her new album "Gracias" was released this year. Let's hope she plays some of the old ones too. Oh, and when they say she's the Cuban Edith Piaf, they're not kidding.
Website here. Myspace here.
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Also worth a gander...
Téka Táncház
Fonó, 5th November, 20:00, Sztregova utca 11, [map]
Want to check out a bona-fide old-skool táncház? Scared that you haven't got a clue how to do any of the dances? Fonó has the solution: a folk-dance course at 18:00 and then táncház with 30-years-in-the-game Téka ensemble at 20:00. When's the last time you danced to the hurdy-gurdy?
Piano Duo (Concert)
Artkatakomba [map] 5th November, 21:00, 500ft
Jazz pianist, Horvath 'Egg' Gabor of the Transform quintet joins classical pianist Laura Gordo, as they try to work out which one of them's the best. You be the judge.
Second Avenue (Concert)
Fészek Művészklub [map], 5th November, 21:00, 500Ft
Missing a bit of alt-rock in your life? Some electronic twists to a pretty standard indie sound but maybe worth a punt if you're in the mood. Myspace here.
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