History Music / BuenaVistaSocialClub

* ''Lost And Found'' (2015)

* HandicappedBadass: Pianist Rubén González suffered from artritis in old age and still managed to give amazing performances.

* NostalgiaFilter: The band is named after a disbanded musicians' club and they play traditional music.

* RepurposedPopSong: Most songs are either traditionals or songs that appeared on earlier albums. "Chan Chan", for instance, was already a 10 year old composition by Compay Segundo.

* TimeMarchesOn: It can be sad to realize that almost one decade after this recording many musicians died of old age.

* WorldMusic: The album sparked world wide interest in Cuban and Caribbean traditional music in general.

The Buena Vista Social Club was an incredible project because most of the Cuban musicians hadn't performed in decades and were old enough to be permanently retired. But they agreed to go back in the studio again and record in optimal circumstances. The consequent album, 1997's ''Buena Vista Social Club'', became an unexpected international bestseller, won a Grammy Award and brough the veteran musicians universal fame. For the first time since the Communist coup in 1959 the band members were allowed to leave the island to go on a world wide tour. In 2000 Creator/WimWenders directed a {{Rockumentary}}/ConcertFilm about them, which was nominated for an Academy Award and won ''Best Documentary'' at the European Film Awards.

The Buena Vista Social Club was an incredible project because most of the Cuban musicians hadn't performed in decades and were old enough to be permanently retired. But they agreed to go back in the studio again and record in optimal circumstances. The consequent album, "Buena Vista Social Club" (1997) became an unexpected international bestseller, won a Grammy Award and brough the veteran musicians universal fame. For the first time since the Communist coup in 1959 the band members were allowed to leave the island to go on a world wide tour. In 2000 Creator/WimWenders directed a {{Rockumentary}}/ConcertFilm about them, which was nominated for an Academy Award and won ''Best Documentary'' at the European Film Awards.

The success also lead to individual musicians of the band recording solo albums. Ibrahim Ferrer also performed a song, "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)", on Music/{{Gorillaz}}' album ''[[Music/GorillazAlbum Gorillaz]]''.

'''Discography'''
* "Buena Vista Social Club" (1997)
* "Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall" (2008)
* "Lost And Found" (2015)

'''Tracklist'''

'''Personnel'''

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* CoolOldGuy: At time of recording all musicians were well into their sixties, seventies, eighties and nineties and still performed on stage. The oldest was Compay Segundo (1907-2003), who was 89 at time of recording the album.

[[caption-width-right:320: ''In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.'']]

The Buena Vista Social Club is a Cuban music band who took their name from a musicians club in Havana, Cuba, that was popular in the 1940s until it closed in the 1960s. In 1996 many former musicians of this club reunited to perform traditional ''son'', ''bolero'', ''guajira'' and ''danzón'' music. The immediate cause for this reunion was American guitarist Ry Cooder, who visited the island around that time with the intention of recording a collaboration project between Malinese and Cuban musicians. When the Malinese musicians couldn't acquire a visum to enter the country Cooder changed plans and recorded an album with the Cuban musicians instead. He played guitar on some of the tracks and also produced the record.

The '''Buena Vista Social Club''' is a Cuban music band who took their name from a musicians club in Havana, Cuba, that was popular in the 1940s until it closed in the 1960s. In 1996 many former musicians of this club reunited to perform traditional ''son'', ''bolero'', ''guajira'' and ''danzón'' music. The immediate cause for this reunion was American guitarist Ry Cooder, who visited the island around that time with the intention of recording a collaboration project between Malinese and Cuban musicians. When the Malinese musicians couldn't acquire a visum to enter the country Cooder changed plans and recorded an album with the Cuban musicians instead. He played guitar on some of the tracks and also produced the record.