Buena Vista Social - Official Movie Trailer

Ry Cooder caused an international sensation when he introduced the world to Cuba's son musicians with his 1997 CD Buena Vista Social Club. The CD, which met with extraordinary critical and popular success, went on to win a Grammy, and helped fuel America's current love affair with Latin music.

In 1999 Wim Wenders released his documentary of the same name, in which he profiles the legendary Buena Vista Social Club musicians, recording their experiences as they perform in Cuba and abroad, eventually appearing at New York's Carnegie Hall.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2000. It won as best documentary in the European Film Awards as well as many others.

It has to be seen.

• Category

  Music

[froxy719]

it's a pity that i will probably never be able to hear this kind of music played live...

[Eric Vara]

it's called "Chan Chan - Compay Segundo"

[Jose Ponce]

that song does not have a name, it's only a "tumbao", an improvisation between bass and percussion(timbal y bongó), it's a basic style in cuban music

[rendana2]

Someone answered you already, it's called "Chan Chan"

[DoctorPlausible]

Thanks! But I meant the tune they're actually playing at the porch near the sea *in the movie*, not the song in the background in the trailer. I'm sorry that wasn't clear.

[Trespa Bailar]

It's called "Chan Chan"

[yazmatraz]

Why not? I've seen them live.

[AliG4life]

Then you aren't looking hard enough.

[webusecom]

you could go to Cuba, there's still a lot of good traditional music there