Music That Inspired Buena Vista Social Club (2cd set)

Artist: Various Artists
Format: 2CD
Bar-code: 5060143492969
Cat No: NOT2CD296

£5.99

Our first disc samples the ‘real thing’ by going back in time to some of the protagonists’ original recordings. First up is pianist Rubén González, who played with blind bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez and would be the focus of Cooder’s second Cuban-themed album. Astoundingly he didn’t even own a piano at the time of his rediscovery, but we find him in good form here with the Orquesta America in recordings dating from 1956. Our second disc showcases Cuban musicians who broke out a couple of generations earlier. The fact that a Caribbean island half the size of the United Kingdom and less than half its population has had such an impact on the global scene is down to characters like Peréz Prado, Celia Cruz and Machito. All were active in the postwar era, and all have written their names in the island’s musical hall of fame. . Buena Vista translates as ‘Beautiful View’ – this is beautiful listening in any language!

CD 1

1. El Yayabo – Ruben Gonzalez
2. Me Diras que sabroso – Compay Segundo
3. El platanal de Bartolo – Ibrahim Ferrer
4. Oye mi ritmo – Omara Portuondo
5. En Guantanamo – Abelardo Barroso
6. El amore es una cosa esplendosa – Ruben Gonzalez
7. Comiendo y Cantando – Pio Levya
8. Suena tu bongo – Conjuto Roberto Faz
9. Bodas de oro – Ibrahim Ferrer
10. Nuestras vidas – Ruben Gonzalez
11. Eso se hincha – La Sonora Matancera
12. Macorina – Pio Levya
13. Don Pantaleon – Celio Gonzalez
14. Nosotros – Ruben Gonzalez
15. El jarabe loco – El Negro Peregrino
16. Goza negra – Celia Cruz
17. La campina Cubana – Alfredito Valdez and Trio çaney
18. Ya tu lo ves campeon – Chapotin and his Estrellas
19. Recuerdo de varadero – Pio Leyva
20. Tabelen – Orlando Contreras
21. Ven Bernabe – Celia Cruz
22. Soy del Mote – Beny Moré
23. Como le decia – Raul Diaz
24. Los tres violins – Ruben Gonzalez
25. Cándido – Tito Puente

CD 2

1. Juancito trucupey – Celia Cruz
2. Zambia – Machito
3. Francisco Guayabal – Beny Moré
4. Mango mangue – Aldemaro Romero
5. Tu no eres nadie – Tito Puente
6. Tin tin deo – Chano Pozo
7. Rumbas Cubanas – Lecuona Cuban Boys
8. Babalu – Desi Arnaz
9. Tirando tiro – Bebo Valdés
10. Cao cao mani picao – Vincentino Valdés
11. Patricia – Perez Prado
12. Cancion – Mario Bauza
13. Porque eu surfes – Chano Pozo
14. Oyela, Gozala – Celia Cruz
15. Maracaibo Oriental – Beny Moré
16. Mosaico – Lecuona Cuban Boys
17. No lo hago más – Vincentino Valdés
18. Toque oyo – Angel Rolando
19. Asia Minor – Mario Bauza
20. Tico Tico – Desi Arnaz
21. Burundanga – Celia Cruz
22. Merengues, No – Bebo Valdés with Sabor de Cuba
23. Mambo No. 5 – Perez Prado
24. Que bueno baila usted – Beny Moré
25. Tinguaro – Tito Puente