Buena Vista Social Club: 25th Anniversary Edition

Many of the ageing musicians involved have since passed on, but as you would expect with such timeless music, everything still sounds as beguilingly evocative as ever on this expanded 25th anniversary... — Songlines, November 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 17th Sep 2021
Catalogue No: 5053867220
Label: World Circuit (BMG)

Presto Music

Classic Jazz Recording
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Reissues/Archive

* The original album, Remastered by Bernie Grundman

* 12 bonus tracks taken from the original 1996 session tapes

* 64 page booklet including new liner notes, photos, song notes & lyrics

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Classic Recordings, Buena Vista Social Club

20th September 2021

The Cuban jazz classic turns 25 next year, with a deluxe reissue out now on World Circuit records. We take a look back at the formation and legacy of this essential album, and the people behind it.

'Buena Vista Social Club' is both the name given to this extraordinary group of musicians and the album, recorded in just seven days in 1996 in Havana's 1950s vintage EGREM studios. It was clear from the atmosphere of the recording sessions that something very special was taking place. However, no one could have predicted that Buena Vista Social Club would become a worldwide phenomenon - awarded a Grammy in 1997 and, at 8 million copies, outselling any other record in the same genre.

The acclaim of the original album has elevated the artists (including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González & Omara Portuondo) to superstar status, inspired an award-winning film by Wim Wenders, and has contributed to popularising Cuba's rich musical heritage. Produced by Ry Cooder for World Circuit, the timeless quality of the music and the sheer verve of the veteran performers have ensured that this will go down as one of the landmark recordings of the 20th century.

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the album's recording, producer Ry Cooder and World Circuit's Nick Gold have gone back to the original tapes and into the archive to produce these Deluxe Remaster packages, featuring previously unheard tracks from the original 1996 recording sessions, previously unseen photos, and new liner notes.

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November 2021

Many of the ageing musicians involved have since passed on, but as you would expect with such timeless music, everything still sounds as beguilingly evocative as ever on this expanded 25th anniversary reissue

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