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Omara Portuondo (b. 1930) is a Cuban singer whose career has spanned over half a century.
Portuondo was born in October 1930 in Havana, one of three sisters; her mother came from a wealthy Spanish family, and had created a scandal by running off with and marrying a black professional baseball player. Omara started her career in 1945 as a dancer at Havana’s Tropicana Club (following her older sister, Haydee). The two sisters used to sing for family and friends, however, and after a brief time in a band called Loquibambla Swing, in 1952 they got together with two friends (Elena Bourke and Moraima Secada) and formed the singing group Cuarteto las d’Aida, backed by pianist Aida Diestro. The group had considerable success, touring the United States, performing with Nat King Cole at the Tropicana, and recording an album for RCA Victor.
In 1959 Portuondo recorded a solo album, Magia Negra, involving both jazz and Cuban music. This didn’t, however, mark the beginning of a solo career, and although Haydee left the group in 1961 in order to live in the U.S., Omara continued singing with Cuarteto las d’Aida until 1967.
In 1967 Portuondo embarked on a solo career, and in the same year represented Cuba at the Sopot Festival in Poland, singing Juanito Marquez’ “Como un Milagro”. Alongside her solo work, in the 1970s she sang with charanga band Orquestra Aragon, and toured with them both in the Communist and non-Communist worlds.
Portuondo was born in October 1930 in Havana, one of three sisters; her mother came from a wealthy Spanish family, and had created a scandal by running off with and marrying a black professional baseball player. Omara started her career in 1945 as a dancer at Havana’s Tropicana Club (following her older sister, Haydee). The two sisters used to sing for family and friends, however, and after a brief time in a band called Loquibambla Swing, in 1952 they got together with two friends (Elena Bourke and Moraima Secada) and formed the singing group Cuarteto las d’Aida, backed by pianist Aida Diestro. The group had considerable success, touring the United States, performing with Nat King Cole at the Tropicana, and recording an album for RCA Victor.
In 1959 Portuondo recorded a solo album, Magia Negra, involving both jazz and Cuban music. This didn’t, however, mark the beginning of a solo career, and although Haydee left the group in 1961 in order to live in the U.S., Omara continued singing with Cuarteto las d’Aida until 1967.
In 1967 Portuondo embarked on a solo career, and in the same year represented Cuba at the Sopot Festival in Poland, singing Juanito Marquez’ “Como un Milagro”. Alongside her solo work, in the 1970s she sang with charanga band Orquestra Aragon, and toured with them both in the Communist and non-Communist worlds.
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memo1334 wrote:
me encanta su voz
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aykutalp wrote:
Echad un vistazo a mi nuevo grupo: Barco Blanco
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deivson12 wrote:
Omara Portuondo + Maria Bethania - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd_2ZWkRb2Q
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lpcolombiano wrote:
Viva Cuba siempre !!me gusta de ti + Maria Bethania !!
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_tsk_ wrote:
Fidel Castro group!
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natea25 wrote:
Great!!!!
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echo-wrapping wrote:
BRAVO OMARA! VIVA CUBA! can't describe my love to her...
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Nochek wrote:
VIVA CUBA!
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pfjk wrote:
Very very impressive singer. It was fantastic moment when I was in her live performance at the Blue note Tokyo.
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emanucarvalho wrote:
Quanto sentimento, quanto timbre!
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pebbleslurp wrote:
! me encanta Omara Portuondo! tambien Nomadaz: http://www.last.fm/music/Nomadaz.
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mauro_ramirez wrote:
escucharlarla me llena de nostalgia....me acuerda de mis buenos dias en cuba
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Renesmee_pl wrote:
great singer... inimitable style:) she has been in Poland, but I hadn't time to go to her concert:( maybe next time, I wish!
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gabrielchacon wrote:
Una de las mejores voces femeninas de América Latina
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VasconcelosNt wrote:
Omara cara, perdón por no escribir bien en español, pero me gustaría felicitar la por el éxito en el Brasil a cantar con María Bethania, que une a dos maravillosos ritmos: el de Brasil y de Cuba. Espero tener el privilegio de oír cantar en persona. Soy tu fan, usted en el amor!
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elapasionado wrote:
Que sentimiento y pasion, viva siempre Omara Portuondo!
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Oibe wrote:
<3_<3
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_tsk_ wrote:
Join Fidel Castro Group
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Ramiryn wrote:
hayy señoroonaaa!!! me encantaaaa!!!!
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julio_stooge wrote:
hermosa voz
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