Manuel Mirabal
Buena Vista Social Club trumpeter dies
The trumpeter Manuel Mirabal, known from the Cuban band project Buena Vista Social Club, has died. He died in Havana on Monday at the age of 91, the Cuban Music Institute announced.
"What sad news. Thank you for everything, dear friend," wrote Buena Vista Social Club singer Omara Portuondo on the X platform.
Grammy winner
Mirabal was born on May 5, 1933 and was considered one of Cuba's greatest trumpet players.
He played in numerous orchestras, including the Tropicana Orchestra, the Casino Orchestra, the Cabaret Parisién Orchestra and the Cuban Orchestra of Modern Music. He won a Grammy in 1998 with the Buena Vista Social Club band project.
More than eight million copies sold
The project emerged from the album of the same name, for which the British music producer Nick Gold and the US guitarist Ry Cooder brought together a number of Cuban musicians who were already quite old at the time in 1996.
The record sold more than eight million copies and became a global success. German director Wim Wenders made a documentary about the group.
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