Daily entertainment news covering Buena Vista Social Club en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/18/celebrity_birthdays_november_128 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 143253@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

Funnyman Owen Wilson (1968)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/29/sean_penn_danny_glover_aamp_harry_belafo Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:09:08 EST Entertainment News 69549@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sean Penn, Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte have added their signatures to a campaign to end a ban on exchange between American and Cuban artists. Hundreds of campaigners, also including authors Alice Walker and Cristina Garcia and Buena Vista Social Club musician Ry Cooder, signed a letter sent to President George W. Bush this week.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/18/celebrity_birthdays_november_48 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 64389@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to funnyman Owen Wilson (1968), Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett (1962), Weeds actress Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Dynasty actress Linda Evans (1942), classic comedienne Imogene Coca (1908; d. 2001), and Cuban musician and Buena Vista Social Club alum Compay Segundo (1907; d. 2003).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/25/los_zafiros_music_from_the_edge_of_time__31 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:25:57 EST Entertainment News 53129@http://www.starpulse.com/news For those whose lives they deeply touched, Los Zafiros are legends. Often referred to as The Beatles of 1960s Cuba, The Sapphires were a Cuban musical phenomenon molded by their time and place.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/28/death_claims_another_buena_vista_social Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:44:42 EST Entertainment News 35742@http://www.starpulse.com/news Buena Vista Social Club star Faustino Oramas has lost his battle with liver cancer in Cuba. He was 95. The singer's death was announced on Cuban state radio yesterday. Oramas, aka El Guayabero, was one of the last remaining members of the group of aged Cuban musicians, dubbed the Buena Vista Social Club.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/18/celebrity_birthdays_november_18 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 21043@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to funnyman Owen Wilson (1968), Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett (1962), Weeds actress Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Dynasty actress Linda Evans (1942), classic comedienne Imogene Coca (1908; d. 2001), and Cuban musician and Buena Vista Social Club alum Compay Segundo (1907; d. 2003).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/05/the_cat_empire_australia_s_multi_platinu_07 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:00:00 EST Entertainment News 20548@http://www.starpulse.com/news Multi-platinum Australian artists The Cat Empire have just signed to Velour Music Group -- the burgeoning NY-based independent label that's home to artists including Sonya Kitchell and Kaki King. The band will release a limited edition EP this fall, followed by their American debut full-length, Two Shoes, early next year.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/09/gorillaz_demon_days_live_airs_on_aol Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:38:51 EST Entertainment News 1134@http://www.starpulse.com/news Gorillaz, the world's most successful virtual band, have teamed with the first global multi-platform digital media company, Network LIVE, to bring fans access to an extremely rare opportunity a live Gorillaz experience. The international cast of musicians that appeared on the award-winning 'Demon Days' performed the album in its entirety to sold-out crowds on November 1 - 5, 2006 at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester, England.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/18/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_nov_19 Fri, 18 Nov 2005 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 480@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to funnyman Owen Wilson (1968), Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett (1962), Weeds actress Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Dynasty actress Linda Evans (1942), classic comedienne Imogene Coca (1908; d. 2001), and Cuban musician and Buena Vista Social Club alum Compay Segundo (1907; d. 2003).

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