Buena Vista Social Club
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1997-09-16
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
- Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club, Eliades Ochoa
- De Camino a la Vereda - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
- Cuarto de Tula - Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder
- Pueblo Nuevo - Buena Vista Social Club, Rub?n Gonz?lez
- Dos Gardenias - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
- Y T? Qu? Has Hecho? - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo
- Veinte A?os - Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo
- Carretero - Buena Vista Social Club, Eliades Ochoa
- Candela - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
- Amor de Loca Juventud - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo, Compay Segundo
- Orgullecida - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo
- Murmullo - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
- Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder
- Bayamesa - Buena Vista Social Club, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea
Music reviews of Buena Vista Social Club
Music Review: The Holy Grail of Cuban Son
Rating: 5 Stars
Imagine that a tropical island lies less than 100 miles from the coast of Florida. Imagine that on this island live the Spanish equivalents of Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and Chuck Berry. Imagine that 40 years ago this island nation was taken over by a militant dictator and that these musicians were not heard outside of their island for decades.
You don't have to imagine since it all happened.
Besides being a great guitarist, Ry Cooder is perhaps as valuable to the world as an arranger, producer and discoverer of fertile musical ground. Invited on a trip (through Mexico) to Havana, he was amazed to discover that many of the legendary performers of the old Buena Vista Social Club were still alive and performing vibrant music. With the weight of Mr. Cooder these Cuban All-Stars gathered for an historic six day recording session. The velvety-voiced Ibrahim Ferrer is joined by 70-ish "Fiancee of Feeling" Omara Portuondo and fiery Compay Segundo. The group is anchored by bass virtuoso Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez. The sound is built around the expert piano work of Ruben Gonzalez, blending his classical training with the seductive rhythms of Havana.
Many of these brilliant musicians have passed since this 1997 recording, but as a result most were able to tour the world, bringing their musical diplomacy to Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam, Spain, France, Reykjavik...
We are indebted to these musicians, and to Ry Cooder for finding these lost treasures.
Description of Buena Vista Social Club
Ry Cooder's name has helped bring attention to this session, but it's the veteran Cuban son musicians who make this album really special. Reminiscent of Ellington in its scope and sense of hushed romanticism, Buena Vista Social Club is that rare meld of quietude and intensity; while the players sound laid-back, they're putting forth very alive music, a reminder that aging doesn't mean taking to bed. Barbarito Torres's laoud solo on "El Cuarto de Tula" is both more blinding and more tasteful than any guitar showcase on any recent rock album; a quote from "Stormy Weather" and some very distinct parallels to Hawaiian styles remind us of why it's called "world music." --Rickey WrightCuba CDs
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