Buena Vista Social Club [Us Import]

Product Details

Artist : Ry Cooder
Format : Import
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0075597947823
Label : Nonsuch
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1999-12-23
UPC : 075597947823

ASIN : B000005J56

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club, Eliades Ochoa
2. De Camino a la Vereda - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
3. Cuarto de Tula - Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder
4. Pueblo Nuevo - Buena Vista Social Club, Rubén González
5. Dos Gardenias - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
6. Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo
7. Veinte Años - Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo
8. Carretero - Buena Vista Social Club, Eliades Ochoa
9. Candela - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
10. Amor de Loca Juventud - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo, Compay Segundo
11. Orgullecida - Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo
12. Murmullo - Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer
13. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder
14. Bayamesa - Buena Vista Social Club, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea

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Editorial Reviews

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

The Observer Music Monthly, 50 Essential CDs from Around the World, June 2008

The record that put Cuban 'son' on the map and relaunched the careers of a generation of stellar musicians.

Customer Reviews

Buena Vista Social Club (2008-07-06)

'Buena Vista Social Club' is the Ry Cooder produced album of such melodic, harmonious, relaxed Cuban beauty. Each track transports you to another time and place and you honestly feel your cares drifting away as you listen to each song. From the wonderful album opener 'Chan Chan' to the infectious 'El Cuarto de Tula' and the delightfully mournful 'Dos Gardenias' and more, this album throws up delight after delight. Ry Cooder may have brought this amazing music to a wider audience, but it is the talent and passion of the musicians that shines through. A beautiful album that deserves a place in any music collection. Well worth a try.

This is simply amazing... (2007-12-16)

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!

Gorgeous classic - Party starter (2007-04-27)

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.

Buena vista social club...landmark music (2007-01-16)

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.

Just for you! (2006-05-05)

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.

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