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Buena Vista Social Club
by: Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0769233005021
Label: World Circuit
Manufacturer: World Circuit
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: World Circuit
Release Date: June 09, 1997
Studio: World Circuit
Sales Rank: 174

Disc 1:
  1. Chan Chan
  2. De Camino A La Vereda
  3. El Cuarto De Tula
  4. Pueblo Nuevo
  5. Dos Gardenias
  6. Y Tu Que Has Hecho
  7. Veinte Anos
  8. El Carretero
  9. Candela
  10. Amor De Loca Juventud
  11. Orgullecida
  12. Murmullo
  13. Buena Vista Social Club
  14. La Bayamesa
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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
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 Wright



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This is simply amazing...
Just take a listen, it doesn't matter what you're in to, just listen.

It's relaxing and melodic while being completely passionate and beautiful. How anyone could ban this stuff is beyond me. Damn politics!


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Gorgeous classic - Party starter
This is such a gifted compilation, Ry Cooder gave music lovers everywhere a rare gift by being the inspiration and the driving force behind exposing these great musicians to the world. It's one of those cd's that always somehow seems to be close to the top of your collection, a guaranteed great play and essential for any party.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Buena vista social club...landmark music
Few musical compilations affect listeners the way this album does. So moving, you will be forced to sit quietly and just absorb it. Your mind will overflow with thoughts of the tropics, Old Cuba and the like, even if you have never been there. It is that powerful. You can picture fine cigars, smoked even by the poorest of cuban society. You feel love and happiness, and are compelled to sway to this sometimes "raw" recording. The vibrating guitar strings, the deep fluid vocals, the smooth yet searing trumpet all say "this is the real thing". I love it...It is a modern classic. Listen and you will see it and feel it too.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Just for you!
Fantastic. The one not to forget!If you love music you'll adore this one. Beautiful from start to finish.Cannot recommend this CD higher.Return to play it all over again and again.My students love it too. Use it for a music therapy, great stuff.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great remastering
In terms of sound, this is probably the closest you get to a true Cuban cafe somewhere in Cienfuegos. As many of you may know the songs on this DVD-A already, I will limit my comment to the sound quality. It's simply superb! If you own the film on DVD (in DD 5.1) already and have a DVD-A player at home, don't hesitate! It's better sound quality and the songs are not interrupted. Remix well done Mr. Cooder!
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