| Buena Vista Social Club Album |
Article Index for Buena Vista |
Limousines in Buena |
Website Links For Buena Vista |
Information AboutBuena Vista Social Club Album |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB ALBUM | |
| 1997 albums | |
| cuban albums | |
| buena vista social club | |
| buena vista social club album} | |
''Buena Vista Social Club'' is an Album made by Juan De Marcos González and American guitarist Ry Cooder with traditional Cuban Musicians . The album was produced by Cooder who travelled to Cuba to record sessions with the musicians, many of whom were previously largely unknown outside Cuba. The musicians and the songs were later also featured in a Documentary Film Of The Same Name . The music featured on the album was inspired by the Buena Vista Social Club , a membership club that was at its height during the 1940s. Many of the musicians performing on the record were either former performers at the club or were prominent Cuban musicians during the era of the club's existence. Other younger musicians on the record trace their musical roots back to Pre-revolutionary Cuban music. ''Buena Vista Social Club'' started a craze in the Western World for Latin American Music , particularly Cuban music. In 2003 the album was listed by '' Rolling Stone '' magazine as #260 in The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time . BACKGROUND TO THE RECORDING In 1996, American guitarist Ry Cooder had been invited to Havana by British . Retrieved 20 March 2007 it transpired that the musicians from Africa had not received their visas and were unable to travel to Havana. Cooder and Gold changed their plans and decided to record an album of Cuban Son music with local musicians. Already on board the African collaboration project were Cuban musicians including bassist Orlando "Cachaito" López , guitarist Eliades Ochoa and musical director Juan De Marcos González , who had himself been organizing a similar project for the Afro-Cuban All Stars . A search for additional musicians led the team to singer Manuel "Puntillita" Licea , pianist Rubén González and octogenarian singer Compay Segundo , who all agreed to record for the project. Within three days of the project's birth, Cooder, Gold and de Marcos had organized a large group of performers and arranged for recording sessions to commence at Havana's . Retrieved 18 March 2007 . Communication between the Spanish and English speakers at the studio was conducted via an interpreter, although Cooder reflected that "musicians understand each other through means other than speaking". The album was recorded in just six days and contained fourteen tracks; opening with '', beautiful and important music has been written that could also be called Bayamesas. Nobody can deny, nevertheless, that the first three Bayamesas, composed between 1851 and 1918 in a period of strong affirmation of our national identity, are an integral part of Cuban patriotism." The sessions also produced material for the subsequent release, ''Introducing... Rubén González'', which showcased the work of the Cuban pianist. SONGS Chan Chan See Also: Chan Chan (song) "Chan Chan", the first song on the album, is a Cuban song composition by Compay Segundo , revolving around two central characters, 'Juanica' and 'Chan Chan'. PBS notes on Chan Chan The song was one of Compay's last compositions and was written in 1987. "Chan Chan" was recorded by Segundo himself various times as well as by many other Latin artists. El Cuarto de Tula El Cuarto de Tula was composed by Luis Marquetti , cousin of Cuban singer songwriter Cheo Marquetti , in 1945. It is sung by Eliades Ochoa with Ibrahim Ferrer and Manuel "Puntillita" Licea joining Ochoa in an extended Descarga (jam) section improvising lyrics. Barbarito Torres plays a frenetic laoud solo towards the end of the track. Timbales are played by the 13 year old Julienne Oviedo Sánchez.http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/songs/el_cuarto_de_tula.html PBS El Cuarto de Tula Dos Gardenias Dos Gardenias is a Bolero sung by Ibrahim Ferrer. The song was written by Isolina Carillo in the 1930s and became a huge success in the 1940s. The song was chosen for the album after Cooder heard Ferrer and Rubén González improvising the melody before a recording session. Ferrer learned the song whilst playing with Cuban bandleader Benny More .http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/songs/dos_gardenias.html Dos Gardenias Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? Y Tú Qué Has Hecho was written 1920’s by Eusebio Delfín and features his friend Compay Segundo on tres and vocals. Segundo was traditionally a "second voice" singer providing a baritone counterpoint harmony. On the ''Buena Vista Social Club'' recording of Y Tú Qué Has Hecho, he multitracks both voices. The song also features a duet between Segundo on tres and Ry Cooder on guitar.http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/songs/y_tu_que.html Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? Veinte Años Veinte Años is a bolero written by Mar’a Teresa Vera and is sung on the Buena Vista album by the only female in the ensemble, Omara Portuondo with Segundo providing baritone.http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/songs/viente_anos.html Veinte Años El Carretero El Carretero is a Guajira (country lament) sung by Eliades Ochoa with the full ensemble providing additional instruments and backing vocals. Candela Candela is a popular song written by Faustino Oramas with lyrics rich with sexual innuendo. On the album it is sung by Ibrahim Ferrer who improvises vocal lines throughout the track, and the whole ensemble perform an extended descarga. Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club was written by bass player "Cachaíto"’s father, (PBS). Retrieved 18 March 2007 . The song spotlighted the piano work of Rubén González and it was recorded after Cooder heard González improvising around the tune's musical theme before a day's recording session. After playing the tune, González explained to Cooder the history of the social club and that the song was the club's "mascot tune". When searching for a name for the overall project, manager Nick Gold chose the song's title. According to Cooder, "It should be the thing that sets it apart. It was a kind of club by then. Everybody was hanging out and we had rum and coffee around two in the afternoon. It felt like a club, so let’s call it that. That’s what gave it a handle." TRACK LISTING #" Chan Chan " – 4:16 #"De Camino a la Vereda" – 5:03 #"El Cuarto de Tula" – 7:27 #"Pueblo Nuevo" – 6:05 #"Dos Gardenias" – 3:02 #"Y Tú Qué Has Hecho?" – 3:13 #"Veinte Años" – 3:29 #"El Carretero" – 3:28 #"Candela" – 5:27 #"Amor de Loca Juventud" – 3:21 #"Orgullecida" – 3:18 #"Murmullo" – 3:50 #"Buena Vista Social Club" – 4:50 #" La Bayamesa " – 2:54 REFERENCES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|