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Track Listings
| 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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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
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BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Buena Vista Social Club (Deleted 1997 US 14-track CD album - this was a project overseen by Ry Cooder who travelled to Cuba to record sessions with the musicians many of whom were previously largely unknown outside of thatcountry including Ibrahim Ferrer Ruben Gonzales Eliades Ochoa and Compay Segundo. Complete with picture sleeve and seperate 48-page lyric/picture booklet presented in a card picture slipcase)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I happen to come across this cd by sheer luck. It is the best cd that I have purchased to date. I mixes latin jazz, big band and ballroom music all together. There are several fun songs with a deep routed soul that I thought had been lost. Even if you do not understand spanish this is a wonderful treasure to have in your collection.
By am
Format:Audio CD
Even as a relative new acquaintance to Cuban music, it was not hard to hear the sheer genius and power of the sounds, the music and the experience. This group of musicians have very touching stories in every sense, how they strived to achieve excellence in utter poverty, how fate brought them together, how most of the world almost missed noticing the contribution of these artists to the music of the 20th Century. Despite their struggles, the music that you will hear on in this collection is in as pristine as mountain snow, in its own sense. A wonderful blend of Salsa and Mambo and Jazz and blues - will appeal equally to all audiences.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This CD is so mesmerizing that you cannot stop listening to it even after you've stopped the CD. The more you listen to it, the more you realize what really music is all about. Comparing this CD with other genre of music is not a smart thing to do. If you don't like it, you don't like it. But that doesn't mean it is bad music.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad Surprise
When I received the CD Buena Vista Social Club, I was anxious to play it as I had spent a week in Cuba and had regretted not buying a CD there. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jilla
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Tunes from Superb Artists
This album stands up to many listenings, and never seems to get tiresome. The material is a compilation of the traditional and contemporary songs popular during Cuba's musical... Read more
Published on May 26 2006 by Terry Nightingale
2.0 out of 5 stars
What Ever
You know what,get over it,if a dedicated cubafile like me is sick of seeing this album since it's concept still here,you need a life,Cuban music has nothing to do with these,be it... Read more
Published on Oct 23 2004 by dominique.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Aesome Latin music, but Cooder is not on...
Let me start of by saying that once we take away Ry Cooder's guitar playing on this, we have very authentic Cuban music. Read more
Published on Aug 13 2004 by August Murphy-King
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this cd.
I saw the video on PBS a couple of years ago. I was instantly hooked. I don't speak Spanish but like other reviewers have said, music is a universal language, and the beauty of... Read more
Published on May 20 2004 by John Candy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Unbelievable!
Buena Vista Social Club's self titled first album is musical excellence. Focusing predominantly on son, a traditional Cuban musical form, BVSC delivers, and with spectacular... Read more
Published on Feb 27 2004 by R. Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Cuban Orgasm in Your Ears!
Toss open the windows, blast the stereo, and start cooking up some Cuban delight! Your neighbors will thank you! I am a huge fan of both Cuban music and Ry Cooder. Read more
Published on Feb 25 2004 by "freeyourchickens"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Champion Music
Be time oriented, forget this review and BUY THE ALBUM! call a lover into the room and dance all night, vertical or horizontal.
Published on Jan 28 2004 by Noah Mendoza
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best of the Best...
This is a great album. It offers some of the best Cuban music to date. I've enjoyed it over and over again. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2004 by R. M. McCarthy
1.0 out of 5 stars
No, it's really not very good
I'm sorry but this is not a listenable CD. This is the standard repetitious Latin music we pass over on the radio every day. Read more
Published on Jan 5 2004
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