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Eliades Ochoa at Barbican Centre
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on July 27, 2019
Where
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London
Map
020 7382 6199
When
Wed, February 26, 2020
19:30
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Musicians
Eliades Ochoa
guitarAbout
The former Buena Vista Social Club™ kingpin makes a rare London appearance and his first at the Barbican in more than ten years. Eliades is known as Mr Chan Chan in his hometown of Santiago de Cuba, from the song that Compay Segundo gave to him to make its first recording. His unique guitar and vocal style has made him a champion of string and percussion driven son, bolero and guaracha. Eliades has nurtured and grown the legacy and repertoire of greats like Compay, Miguel Matamoros and Celia Cruz. His extraordinary life story is the subject of a new film Eliades Ochoa – From Cuba to the World currently picking up awards on the festival circuit...