| Description |
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program and biographical notes by Nick Gold and Nigel Williamson, and Spanish texts with English translations (47 pages : ill.) included. |
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Popular vocal and instrumental music of Cuba. |
| Language |
Sung in Spanish. |
| Credits |
Produced by Ry Cooder. |
| Performer |
Buena Vista Social Club (Compay Segundo vocals, guitar, congas ; Eliades Ochoa, vocals, guitar ; Ibrahim Ferrer, vocals, bongos, conga, clave ; Ry Cooder, guitars, oud, bolon, mbira, percussion ; Rubén González, piano) ; with additional musicians (Omara Portuondo, vocals ; Juan de Marcos González, conductor, guiro, background vocals ; Julio Alberto Fernández, vocals, maracas ; Manuel "Puntillita" Licea, vocals, congas ; Benito Suárez Magana, guitar ; Barbarito Torres, laoud ; Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, trumpet ; Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Salvador Repilado Labrada, bass ; Joachim Cooder, drums, udu drum, dumbeck, conga ; Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés, maracas, background vocals ; Luis Barzaga, vocals ; Carlos González, bongos, cowbell ; Julienne Oviedo Sánchez, timbales ; Lázaro Villa, güiro, conga). |
| Event |
Recorded at Egrem Studios, Havana, Cuba, Mar. 1996. |
| Contents |
Chan chan -- De camino a la vereda -- Cuarto de Tula -- Pueblo nuevo -- Dos gardenias -- ¿Y tú qué has hecho? -- Veinte años -- Carretero -- Candela -- Amor de loca juventud -- Orgullecida -- Murmullo -- Buena Vista Social Club -- Bayamesa. |
| Summary |
Vocal and instrumental popular music of Cuba: sons, danzons, jazz, criolla, etc. |
| Subject |
Popular music -- Cuba -- 1991-2000 -- Sound recordings.
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Dance music -- Cuba -- Sound recordings.
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Jazz -- Cuba -- 1991-2000 -- Sound recordings.
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Songs, Spanish -- Sound recordings.
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Spanish language materials. |
| Genre |
Spanish language materials.
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| Added Author |
Segundo, Compay, performer.
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Ochoa, Eliades, performer.
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Ferrer, Ibrahim, 1927-2005, performer.
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Cooder, Ry, production personnel.
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González, Rubén, 1919-2003, performer.
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| Standard No. |
075597947823 |
| Music No. |
79478-2 World Circuit/Nonesuch |
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