Catalog Num:
SP-B016-1999
Title:
Buena Vista Social Club
Program:
Romance Languages
A group of legendary Cuban musicians, some as old as their nineties, were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana. There is also footage from concerts in Amsterdam and New York City`s Carnegie Hall. In addition, many of the individual musicians talk about their lives in Cuba and about how they got started in music. Director: Wim Wenders. Actors: Ty Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segund. Color. Country: Cuba. Subject: Cuban music. Subtitled.