Rubén González - Siboney

[MrDIPAKNANDY]

A Mr Armando Musical from San Bruno, California, writes to me: "Indudablemente que fue['] un "Genio". Gracias por el comentario." High compliment indeed. We share the same high esteem of Ruben Gonzalez/the Buena Vista Social Club - a divine gift to mankind - blocked by the uncivilized Americans and their 'embargo.' But we who can listen to it and revel in its life-affirming glory can only say, "Gracias, gran maestro."

Dipak Nandy

[MrDIPAKNANDY]

Bless you, DietsGeus, for putting this so perfectly tuned, so dignified, a recording of this miraculous Lecuona melody,

Dipak Nandy

[MrDIPAKNANDY]

Truly, they never cease to amaze me! I must have heard dozens of bands - big, brass-and-string bands, small bands, play this delicious song, and here is Ruben Gonzalez, aged one hundred and ninety something producing this amazing tour de force! They were special - that Buena Vista Social Club.

Dipak Nandy

[del4297]

We love Ruben's CD's, here in USA and in Chile, always Ruben...thanks sooo much for his beautifeul piano.

[latino7630]

Hermoso !

[tushikotaroto]

Ruben Gonzalez el gran maestro cubano del piano ...cada interpretacion suya es unica tiene su sello su estilo es formidable.... descansa en paz maestro... cada melodia suya me llega hasta lo mas profundo ....gracias eternamente...

[stavsan]

I love it!!!!

[Osonuco]

*________________*

[deidaralex187]

im wondering who the hell set a dislike in this song, maybe a deaf

[ritlagaboma]

Just have to listen quitely

[edwardoalvarez22]

Ruben Gonzales is true Cuban legend the best of the very best.

[vrs195927]

RUBEN GONZALEZ A MI ENTENDER EL PIANISTA MAS ELEGANTE CUBANO DESPUES DE LECUONA,

[pim1234]

Longing for the summer now ...

[lopz33]

¡Tremenda versión instrumental!

[sidhartha673]

Grande maestro por siempre!!!!!

[MrMusicevolution]

He could probably cover 2 octaves with those fingers..

[cacadow]

Worked as stage manager for ruben many years ago in dublin ,on his comeback before he joined the beuna vista social club-beautiful pianist and a really smart and courteous gentleman,absolute pleasure to watch in whelans in dublin around 1994??

650 people in a 300 capacity bar,but nobody gave out!!

RIP

[MrMusicevolution]

@cacadow Right on..That must have been a treat..

[apfw2000]

Ruben !!!... que grande eres papi !!!!... solo tuu.....

may god bless your soul and your heart !!! and enjoy you piano as well.!!!

[filmset67]

wow grüße aus Berlin

[matteo164]

Helló!

Már sok jó (és rossz) zongoristát hallottam életemben, de mióta meghallottam Don Rubént, azóta Ő A Zongorista számomra. Csodálatos a játéka, minden benne van, amit lehetséges e hangszeren visszaadni. Köszönöm a gyönyörű melódiákat, nyugodj békében, Maestro!

Matteo, Magyarország

[birikino1]

Con esta música, que respiro el aire típico de Cuba, una atmósfera que contiene la vida, el tabaco y el sudor para sentirse vivo.

[edwardoalvarez22]

He is a True Cuban Legend in His time. Pure Cuba.

[HamberEric]

One of the best versions I've ever heard of Siboney. Genious!

[HamberEric]

One of the best versions of siboney I've ever heard!

[efranz55]

Que bella melodia, que talento el que Dios le proveyo a Ruben, mi respeto a este gran maestro.

[bigaccordionfan]

Great music!

[yariny13]

From Cuba Maestro Ruben Gonzales for The World.!

[locotecubanocaliente]

cabayero que orguyo de ser cubano,,,,,,,,

[marcocasasola]

DaLe DaLe !!!

[gocal777]

this amazing artist is up there with the Da Vinci's , çause with his piano he can paint a Mona Lisa, he is just incredible , his talent is tremendous, if there was a museum for music like there is for paintings , no doubt that this theme would be there.

[PharaohJed]

I wish someone would upload the vid of him playing on Jools holland, which was quite a few years ago.

[frida773]

Maravilhosa interpretação.

[electrodani100]

mis respetos un prodigio un king del piano

[delphiz99]

very special; thanks for posting...

[fershoter]

esto no tiene comparacion co ningun tipo de musica ni el mejor artista podra compararse con Ruben y Frank Sinatra

[JFernandez1998]

memorias de ninez en cuba mi madre le gustava cantarla y el dia de su servicio funeral utilize esta version con ella se fue la gracia y belleza cubana y esta cancion era su favorita aunque fuera criolla siempre tuvo corazon sensible sobre lo originales del caribe y va mami

[Robertico1937]

Dejo correr mis manos por el piano, y le saco sonido, interptreto mi musica que tanto sone interrpretar algun dia, pero nunca podre hacerlo como Ruben Gonzalez, lamentablemente comenze aprender a muy avanzada edad, que buen pianista, siente lo que interpreta, y es lo principal para hacer sonar este instrumento maravilloso

[TheRodrigodutra]

bonito q dói......................

[ekksmann]

Yes this is surely one of the most beautiful instrumental songs ever written- and how many different versions were made ? Hundreds I bet! Ruben Gonzales' version is one of my favorites - Paco de Lucia also does an interesting version- and Xavier Cugat's version is so evocative of those popular orchestra's of the 1950s.

[latino7630]

Q.E.P.D Papacito !!!! ... :)

[Oremolus]

wie heißt denn dieses Lied??

[femaleWuschel]

@Oremolus das heißt siboney

[filmset67]

WoW......this is Music. Das ist Musik....Liebe Grüße aus Berlin

[DietseGeus]

Und einen guten Rutsch!

[edwardoalvarez22]

@filmset67 Nothing beats Cuban Music. It's the Best Music In the World.

[Nudaveritas1]

Carajo! Fue el mejor pianista de Cuba!!

Es una pena que artistas tan especiales se les haya mantenido en el anonimato total, en fin, solo queda agradecer ala música de estos grandes señores.

[paulostroff99]

He and Art Tatum and very few others-stood even taller than all the other greats. Bravo y Viva Cuba!

[japansekip]

This is a kind of music that gives the caracter of the Cuban populations.

But it whil disapere when the government give mor freedom and trade possibiltys, becouse the American influence will come and damage all the original musicstyle,s . After that whe must do it with recording musicians.

[DietseGeus]

All the great musicians fled to the USA

[japansekip]

Hello, yes a lot of musicians went to America, but why???.

Becouse the same America used end boycot them in several decades en in several way,s.

America is a land that try to occupied every nation with his influence. Europe has it after WW2 . And that has nothing to do with a social behavior, only with egocentric thinking and acting..

Sorry if i,m writting a failure.

[paulostroff99]

DietseGeus-Not at all so! There exists more great music in Cuba today in a country of less than 11 million people- than most others with at least 10 times as many..

[HunterMann]

@DietseGeus Historically there was a time when many of the best American jazz musicians fled to Europe. Becoming an ex-patriot has its appeal.

[edwardoalvarez22]

@DietseGeus I don't blame them. If you are going to live under Castro's Regime I will flee. Who can live in a system like that. I'd rather drown in the Ocean.

[BuridansEsel1]

@DietseGeus Not all, there are still good musicians in Cuba and those 3 great from Buena Vista were living all her life in Cuba

[paulostroff99]

@DietseGeus -Bullshit.Where do you get your info.Is it from your imaginary trips there.You might be funny were you not so dense and misinformed. Sad indeed.

[unity100]

@DietseGeus you think so because fucked up usa trade embargoes cuba and prevents you from hearing any music made in there. they dont even let cuba to have internet, so you can get the music through internet.

[pmarti1000]

I have to say that I somewhat disagree, I live in Miami and have witnessed first hand the Cuban culture and their music. Many great Cuban musicians came to Miami and the US to continue to play the music they love. In post revolution Havana, many social music clubs were forced to close leaving the musicians with no creative outlet. This music is not newly founded, it will live on regardless, I know, I have witnessed it first hand.

[eav1968]

@japansekip

Americans were in Cuba when all this music came to life. Cuban music is so good that can co-exist with American music, which is great too. They took from each other and still they never lost their own spirit. Remember Chano Pozo introducing congas and afro rhythms in bee bop, also the influence that American jazz bands had on Cuban music bands like Benny More´s

[cwpo1973]

@japansekip Then by all means lets keep those Cuban musicians oppressed so that they will continue to create pretty sounds for us to listen to.

[japansekip]

for me the best kind of music there is today.Harmonic and as a groep operating.

Sad that it wil ended soon.

(A Dutchman of 52 years)

[Paez2009Xingu]

Yeahh!

When we hear a tune like this one, we got a strange feelling that we're hearing something that's about to be over. Unless other Corder apears, it may be shut up for ever.

(George Paez - 46 musician from Amazon-Brazil)

[jocav14]

EL  mejor!!!

[Obiwannabe]

i would have loved to see Rubén play some american jazz standards. I think he would have given them such a great unique feel.

[acdhernandez]

Great Music. I love you Cuba. Such a small island and so many wonders! God bless Ruben wherever he is!

[MrsArella]

Ruben Gonzales has been a great Pianist! I love his playing.Thanks, Arella Dror , Israel

[latino7630]

Descanse en paz Papito ! ... :)

Gracias para todo...

[beverleye]

thanks for posting this i bought the 2 set of the social club at carnegie hall , i will buy a cd of rubun gonzales as soon as I can , he's pure magic .. bev melbourne australia

[beverleye]

just beautiful well played, loved it . thank you

[DietseGeus]

No problem.

[selvavirgen]

mi mayor influencia

atte: y con todo respeto JAVIER PINO

[luisesm72]

Gracias por este hermoso momento en que recuerdo a mi padre que amaba esta canción.

Thankyou for this beautiful time in that I remember to my father that was love this song.

[madamta]

Спасибо за красивую музыку!

[DietseGeus]

Нет проблем

[sidhartha673]

Saludos oh! genio inmoratl de las teclas!!!

[AGSFZEFZES]

je pensais que you tube c'était de la vidéo...

[salahfcb]

Pas de déhanché pour vous ce soir monsieur....

:)

[latino7630]

Descanse en paz Papi !... now you're playing to God ... :)

Te extranamos tanto....Gracias para tu musica eternal :)

[adrjork]

Suonare "vecchio"... come vedere il nonno abbottonarsi la camicia, pulirsi la bocca col tovagliolo, sedersi su una poltrona sospirando per lo sforzo. Ogni gesto è senza smalto, ma è un'avventura sincera, piena di tenerezza, una vita in un gesto traballante tra opposti. La differenza tra la fragranza (che è giovane, frettolosa) e l'aroma (che è vecchio e meraviglioso). Gonzàlez, Horowitz, il mio Maestro Bagnoli... Quando facevo il pianista io, il mio sogno era...diventare vecchio.

[laviniavr]

The best, chapeau, Hut ab

[totolaika]

Un eccellente pianista che mischia ritmo e calda passione.

[speeches]

In Memomey of my Viejo ( El Cabbllo Viejo) Jose Roman. Tomorrow will come papa.

[programlia]

no paro de escuchar a esa cancion y no me canso uyy ese si que es un gran pianista, respect

[latino7630]

One of the best pianist in the world of the last 60 years !!!!

[felitopingu]

this maestro is without a doubt the most underrated musician in the world, superb performance to enjoy.

[tialeetull]

@felitopingu such an awesome player - very much like monk in his rich texture and style. very complex and very underrated. but we love him!!!!!!!!!!

[noypok]

i will take this one..it so lovely to sway around..alone hahahahaha..how doyou call this type of music..balsee?i remember mom and dad do the balsee..thanks for posting..v*

jerome