Description

Recorded in just six days in 1996 with a stellar cast of Cuban musicians, Buena Vista Social Club has become a musical phenomenon. Awarded a Grammy in 1997 it has sold well over 8 million copies to date and introduced the world to Cuban son, as well as launching both Ibrahim Ferrer and Ruben Gonzalez as near household names. The timeless quality of the music and the sheer verve of the performers has ensured that this will go down as one of the landmark recordings of the Nineties.

Personnel:
Juan de Marcos González (bandleader, backing vocals, güiro), Ry Cooder (guitars), Rubén González (piano), Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Hugo Garzón, Pío Leyva, Manuel Puntillita Licea (vocals), Manuel Guajiro Mirabal, Octavio Calderón (trumpet), Jesús Aguaje Ramos (trombone), Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa (guitar, vocals), Benito Suárez Magana (guitar), Barbarito Torres (laoud), Orlando Cachaíto López, Salvador Repilado (bass), Joachim Cooder (drums, percussion), Alberto Virgilio Valdés (maracas, backing vocals), Amadito Valdés (timbales), Angel Terry Domech (congas), Roberto García (bongos, cowbell, güiro)