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Buena Vista Social Club

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Release Date: 1997-09-16, Audio CD, Nonesuch

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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 29, 2008 Type: User Review Buena Vista Social Club is an Experience in Cuban Music.

This critically acclaimed album is a favorite for many reasons. The Buena Vista Social Club was a popular club in Havana that held dances during the 1940s and 50s. This 14-song album not only features many of the veteran musicians who performed...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 20, 2008 Type: User Review Essential for any music collection

I am a fan of many types of music including jazz, rock, dance, blues, bluegrass, classical, world, etc. This is easily one of the top 5 albums ever created, regardless of genre. It is a magical culmination of music, musicians, and timing. If...
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 08, 2008 Type: User Review Modern classic

I don't consider my house a home without this album. I seriously put it on repeat. It's one of my favorite to cook and clean to and just leave in the stereo when guests arrive. The DVD of the making of this CD provides a valuable context to what...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 26, 2008 Type: User Review Ry Cooder's cuban delicacy!

If you want to listen to pure fun music, please do buy this CD. It features a plethora of musicians , where the average age is 65, some of the finest in afro-Cuban jazz music, perfectly coordinated, produced and arranged by Ry Cooder to come out...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 03, 2008 Type: User Review Love it! Love it!

For lovers of Latin or Cuban music, this is a must have! You will not be disappointed.
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 08, 2008 Type: User Review the best CD gift anyone got for me

originally I would not have picked this up for myself, but a friend gave it to me, and this was in the beginning before they were well known. now I am giving it myself to others who somehow never learned about it. it is tremendous music and the...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 13, 2007 Type: User Review One of the best music from Cuba

If you haven't listened to Buena Social Club, you have to. Classic songs, ranging from traditional slow Salsa to old Cuban songs played by magnificent musicians. The documental is good too, but you don't need to watch it if you close your eyes and...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 29, 2007 Type: User Review guajiro y carretero

The best thing about Buena Vista Social Club and its musicians is that they are representative. A large, active Cuban musical tradition, of which BVSC is one example, thrives in the hotels and halls of Havana, Camaguey, Santiago de Cuba, and the...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 25, 2007 Type: User Review I don't understand Spanish

A while back I saw a preview of the making of the Buena Vista Social Club and at the time, it seemed like an interesting independent film topic. Not long after that I was in a bootleg CD store in Macedonia and I saw a copy of this album (CD) and...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 26, 2007 Type: User Review a confession.

i am a music slut. anytime, anyplace, anygenre. my ears are always open for business. i can't help myself. i am what i am. this disc is a tremendously exciting blast of cuban sounds. it really got me off. very vibrant and full of life. if you are...
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