Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Volume 1

Volume 2

This album is named after a members-only club that was opened in Havana in pre-Castro times, a period of unbelievable musical activity in Cuba. While bandleader Desi Arnaz became a huge hit in the States, several equally talented musicians never saw success outside their native country, and have had nothing but their music to sustain them during the Castro reign. Ry Cooder went to Cuba to record a musical documentary of these performers. Many of the musicians on this album have been playing for more than a half century, and they sing and play with an obvious love for the material. Cooder could have recorded these songs without paying the musicians a cent; one can imagine them jumping up and grabbing for their instruments at the slightest opportunity, just to play. Most of the songs are a real treasure, traversing a lot of ground in Cuba's musical history. There's the opening tune, "Chan Chan," a composition by 89-year-old Compay Segundo, who was a bandleader in the '50s; the cover of the early-'50s tune "De Camino a la Verada," sung by the 72-year-old composer Ibrahim Ferrer, who interrupted his daily walk through Havana just long enough to record; or the amazing piano playing on "Pablo Nuevo" by 77-year-old Rubén González, who has a unique style that blends jazz, mambo, and a certain amount of playfulness. All of these songs were recorded live -- some of them in the musicians' small apartments -- and the sound is incredibly deep and rich, something that would have been lost in digital recording and overdubbing. Cooder brought just the right amount of reverence to this material, and it shows in his production, playing, and detailed liner notes. If you get one album of Cuban music, this should be the one. ~ Steve McMullen

Volume 1

1. Chan Chan

by Buena Vista Social Club

Background Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer
Compay Segundo; Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Bongos: Carlos González; Performer
Congas: Compay Segundo; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Composer: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Lyricist: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

2. De Camino a la Vereda

by Buena Vista Social Club

Background Vocals: Alberto Valdés
Manuel 'puntillita' Licea
Luis Barzaga
Juan De Marcos Gonzalez; Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder
Compay Segundo; Performer
Lute: Barbarito Torres; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Composer: Ibrahim Ferrer; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Mbira Xylophone: Ry Cooder; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

3. El Cuarto de Tula

by Buena Vista Social Club

Background Vocals: Luis Barzaga
Alberto Valdés; Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Bongos: Carlos González; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder
Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eliades Ochoa
Manuel 'puntillita' Licea
Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Lute: Barbarito Torres; Performer
Percussion: Carlos González
Julienne Oviedo Sanchez; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Composer: Luis Marquetti
Sergio Siaba; Composer
Conductor: Juan De Marcos Gonzalez; Conductor
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

4. Pueblo Nuevo

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Congas: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Percussion: Lazaro Villa; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Composer: Rubén González; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

5. Dos Gardenias

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Congas: Lazaro Villa; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Composer: Isolina Carillo
Isolina Carrillo; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

6. Y Tú Qué Has Hecho?

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder
Compay Segundo; Performer
Percussion: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Eusebio Delfin; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Claves Percussion: Ibrahim Ferrer; Other
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

7. Veinte Años

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando Lopez; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder
Compay Segundo; Performer
Lute: Barbarito Torres; Performer
Vocals: Compay Segundo
Omara Portuondo; Performer
Composer: Maria Teresa Vera
Vera Morua Maria Teresa; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

8. El Carretero

by Buena Vista Social Club

Background Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer
Juan De Marcos Gonzalez; Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa
Ry Cooder; Performer
Lute: Ry Cooder; Performer
Percussion: Juan De Marcos Gonzalez
Ry Cooder; Performer
Slide Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Composer: Guillermo Portabales; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Oud Lute: Ry Cooder; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

9. Candela

by Buena Vista Social Club

Acoustic Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Background Vocals: Alberto Valdés
Luis Barzaga
Manuel 'puntillita' Licea
Juan De Marcos Gonzalez; Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Bongos: Carlos González; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Percussion: Carlos González; Performer
Slide Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa
Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Composer: Faustino Oramas; Composer
Conductor: Juan De Marcos Gonzalez; Conductor
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

10. Amor de Loca Juventud

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Salvador Repilado Labrada; Performer
Bongos: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Guitar: Benito Suárez Magana
Compay Segundo; Performer
Slide Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Vocals: Julio Alberto Fernandez
Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Rafael Ortiz; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Julio Alberto Fernandez; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

11. Orgullecida

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Drums: Joachim Cooder; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa
Ry Cooder
Compay Segundo; Performer
Lute: Barbarito Torres; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Eliseo Silveira; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

12. Murmullo

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Congas: Lazaro Villa; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Composer: Electo Rosell; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

13. Buena Vista Social Club

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Congas: Manuel 'puntillita' Licea; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Percussion: Lazaro Villa
Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Composer: Orestes Lopez
Israel Lopez; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Claves Percussion: Ibrahim Ferrer; Other
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

14. La Bayamesa

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Guitar: Compay Segundo; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Vocals: Manuel 'puntillita' Licea
Ibrahim Ferrer
Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Sindo Garay; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

Volume 2

1. Chan Chan

by Buena Vista Social Club

Background Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer
Compay Segundo; Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Bongos: Carlos González; Performer
Congas: Compay Segundo; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Composer: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Lyricist: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

2. Vicenta

by Buena Vista Social Club

Background Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Primary Artist: Buena Vista Social Club; Main Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Guitar: Compay Segundo
Eliades Ochoa
Ry Cooder; Performer
Percussion: Joachim Cooder; Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa
Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other

3. La Pluma

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Salvador Repilado Labrada; Performer
Primary Artist: Buena Vista Social Club; Main Performer
Guitar: Benito Suárez Magana
Compay Segundo; Performer
Vocals: Julio Alberto Fernandez
Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Julio Alberto Fernandez; Other

4. Dos Gardenias

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Congas: Lazaro Villa; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Composer: Isolina Carillo
Isolina Carrillo; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

5. Mandinga

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Congas: Lazaro Villa; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Composer: Guillermo Rodríguez Fiffe
Rodríguez Fiffe; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

6. Siboney

by Buena Vista Social Club

Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Composer: Ernesto Lecuona; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

7. A Tus Pies

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Salvador Repilado Labrada; Performer
Guitar: Benito Suárez Magana
Compay Segundo; Performer
Vocals: Julio Alberto Fernandez
Ibrahim Ferrer
Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

8. El Carretero

by Buena Vista Social Club

Background Vocals: Ibrahim Ferrer
Juan De Marcos Gonzalez; Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa
Ry Cooder; Performer
Lute: Ry Cooder; Performer
Percussion: Juan De Marcos Gonzalez
Ry Cooder; Performer
Slide Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Composer: Guillermo Portabales; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Oud Lute: Ry Cooder; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

9. Ensayo

by Buena Vista Social Club

Congas: Lazaro Villa; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Composer: Orestes López Valdés; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

10. El Diablo Suelto

by Buena Vista Social Club

Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Composer: Heraclio Fernandez; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

11. Saludo Compay

by Buena Vista Social Club

Guitar: Ry Cooder
Compay Segundo; Performer
Primary Artist: Buena Vista Social Club; Main Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa
Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

12. Descripción de un Sueño

by Buena Vista Social Club

Guitar: Eliades Ochoa
Compay Segundo
Ry Cooder; Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa
Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Francisco Repilado; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

13. Pueblo Nuevo

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Congas: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Percussion: Lazaro Villa; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Composer: Rubén González; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Udu Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

14. La Cleptómana

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Salvador Repilado Labrada; Performer
Guitar: Benito Suárez Magana
Compay Segundo; Performer
Vocals: Julio Alberto Fernandez
Ibrahim Ferrer
Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Manuel Luna
Agustín Acosta; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other

15. Y Tú Qué Has Hecho?

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Guitar: Ry Cooder
Compay Segundo; Performer
Percussion: Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Eusebio Delfin; Composer
Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Jerry Boys; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Claves Percussion: Ibrahim Ferrer; Other
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

16. Orgullecida

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Drums: Joachim Cooder; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa
Ry Cooder
Compay Segundo; Performer
Lute: Barbarito Torres; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Eliseo Silveira; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

17. Descarga Rubén

by Buena Vista Social Club

Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Congas: Lazaro Villa; Performer
Piano: Rubén González; Performer
Composer: José Slater Badán; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

18. Candela

by Buena Vista Social Club

Acoustic Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Background Vocals: Alberto Valdés
Luis Barzaga
Manuel 'puntillita' Licea
Juan De Marcos Gonzalez; Performer
Bass: Orlando 'cachaíto' López; Performer
Bongos: Carlos González; Performer
Guitar: Eliades Ochoa; Performer
Percussion: Carlos González; Performer
Slide Guitar: Ry Cooder; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Eliades Ochoa
Ibrahim Ferrer; Performer
Composer: Faustino Oramas; Composer
Conductor: Juan De Marcos Gonzalez; Conductor
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production
Maracas Percussion: Alberto Valdés; Other
Tumbas Drums: Joachim Cooder; Other

19. Orgullecida

by Buena Vista Social Club

Guitar: Ry Cooder
Compay Segundo; Performer
Trumpet: Manuel 'guajiro' Mirabal; Performer
Vocals: Compay Segundo; Performer
Composer: Eliseo Silveira; Composer
Engineer: Jerry Boys
Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing: Jerry Boys; Production
Producer: Ry Cooder; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

33 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 8 minutes and 26 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 4000x4000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 96 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

2/33 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

World, Worldwide, Cuban

Label

World Circuit

Music Distribution Service

WMG Mora

Country

United Kingdom

Language

Spanish (Spain)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 16, 1997

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

4050538630107