Credit: Ebet Roberts

Buena Vista Social Club

Ry Cooder's 1990s cinematic project celebrated the history of Cuban music, uncovering many thrilling, time-forgotten musicians in the process.

STREAM OR BUY:

1990s - 2010s

1996 in Havana, Cuba

Latin, International, Jazz

Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Cuban Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Modern Son, Son, Bolero, Cha-Cha, Mambo, Western European Traditions

Benito Suárez Magana, Carlos González, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ibrahim Ferrer, Joachim Cooder, Juan de Marcos González, Julienne Oviedo Sánchez, Julio Fernandez, Lázaro Villa, Luis Barzaga, Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea, Omara Portuondo, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Rubén González, Ry Cooder, Salvador Repilado Labrada, Barbarito Torres, Manuel Galbán, Papi Oviedo