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Arts & Entertainment Guide › Jazz
Omara Portuondo
- Roy Thomson Hall
- 60 Simcoe St. • View on map »
- 416-872-4255
When the 1997 CD Buena Vista Social Club alerted the world to the richness of Cuban music, Omara Portuondo was among the band’s most significant members, a singer of exalted emotional power who infuses traditional Cuban songs with her own depth of experience. Part of a larger tradition that includes Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Cesaria Evora, Portuondo sings ballads in a grainy, smoky voice, forgoing the dance music with which her country is usually associated. — Stuart Broomer
- When:
- Jun. 28/08
- How Much:
- $39.50–$79.50
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