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Omara Portuondo Signs with Disney

By Grace Bastidas | 02/08/2010 - 10:38 | 0 Comments

Critics describe Cuban singer Omara Portuondo’s voice as deep, sultry, expressive, compassionate and heavenly. And they’re not exaggerating, as evidenced by her latest album, Gracias, for which she won a Latin Grammy last year.

Her vocals have not gone unnoticed in other industries, either. The 79-year-old living legend was tapped to lend...