...1999) I had heard of Buena Vista Social Club for many years but only recently I dug out this treasure and started to appreciate it. Sometime ago I saw the documentary film about Buena Vista Social Club on FilmFour; I was so captured by the music in the film that I ordered the CD album straight away from Internet.
Ry Cooder, the producer of the CD, said in the introduction, "In Cuba the music flows like a river. It takes care of you and rebuilds ...
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Advantages: Romantic, makes you think of summer holidays Disadvantages: None
This album was first Cuban music album I bought - and it has totally turned me on to the 'World music' genre.
Ry Cooder produced, the album resurrected several greats of the Cuban music scene, musicians whose heyday had been in the 50s and 60s, even the 40s in some cases. Importantly, Cooder definitely does not take over, and the artists are allowed to perform songs that are important to them, in the way they know best. There is some wonderful guitar ...
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Advantages: an honour to be in the presence of such talent Disadvantages: none
I'm only writing this to brag. I saw them live a few days ago, at Manchester, the final gig of the 2000 tour, and quite possibly the last time they will play together, and they were fanstatic!
I picked up the cd ages ago - when it first came out, because it had a nice photo on the cover and I was going through one of my experimental phases, and instantly fell in love with it. Since then I've been encouraging all of my freinds to give it a spin, and ...
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Advantages: variety - there are tracks to dance to and ones to chill to Disadvantages: ry cooder's slide guitar;
Buena Vista social club has broken through the boundaries of genres and become as popular as some rock and pop albums. It is a tribute to the musicianship of the hugely experienced individuals who feature on this album that every song has so much emotion and depth.
As for Ry Cooder, contribution to the songs is ambivalent. The slide guitar on "Chan Chan", "El Cuarto De Tula" and "Dos Gardenias" is in my opinion subtle and atmospheric; however ...
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Advantages: It is a must have, must listen to Disadvantages: None
...Cuban music, and the influence Buena Vista had in terms of attracting more people to the Cuban music cannot be described. Beautifully shot, never boring, always moving, always real to the point of being a documentary, always lyric to the point of moving me to tears of commotion. The musicians depicted in the movie are living legends, are unique. The album is superb, and, once you have seen the movie, is the best way of calling up the images of the ...
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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 o...
Buena Vista Social Club
Ry Cooder's name has helped bring attention to this session, but it's the veteran Cuban
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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 o...
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