Nick Gold
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Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | World Circuit |
Nick Gold is a British record producer, multi-instrumentalist and music executive. He is the former CEO of World Circuit Records and the organiser of Buena Vista Social Club, a Cuban musical ensemble which he established in 1996. Gold is a two time Grammy Award winner. In 2006, The New York Times described him as a "Musical Matchmaker".[1][2]
Biography
Gold graduated from the
Around early 90s, Gold bought the organization and took over. Prior that, Gold invited American musician Ry Cooder and Malian singer Ali Farka Touré in london where they passed a guitar to and fro and came to an agreement to work together in the future.[6] In 1996, he intended to bring two Malian guitarists to Cuba for sessions with Ry Cooder and a group of Cuban musicians, as an inspection in Afro-Cubanism but the guitarists didn't make it to Cuba because they were not given visas. Gold would go on and congregated more Cubans of varying ages and performing styles and founded Beauna Vista Social Club.[7]
Gold produced 1984 Grammy award-winning studio album by Ali Farka Touré, Cherie, he co-produced Buena Vista Social Club's 1996 debut studio album Buena Vista Social Club. Gold is also noted for his production, engineering and coordination credits on Toumani Diabaté, London Symphony Orchestra, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Afel Bocoum, Tony Allen, Orchestra Baobab, Djeli Moussa Diawara, Fatoumata Diawara, Cheikh Lô, Oumou Sangaré and Hugh Masekela.[8]
In 2018, Gold sold World Circuit Records to Bertelsmann Music Group.
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Nick Gold". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Biographies – Buena Vista Social Club". PBS. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "The man who sold the world another music". The Independent. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Ry Cooder Interview 2 Excerpts – Buena Vista Social Club". PBS. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Nick Gold | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2023.