In review--Aye, es Bueno!
World Best of Buena Vista (An homage to Buena Vista Social Club) Arc Music In 1999 when I sat with my film colleagues and a film festival audience to watch Wim Wender’s documentary Buena Vista Social Club , I fell in love with Cuban son. Coming from a background of youthful rock music, I felt in awe as I watched the octogenarian musicians that comprised Buena Vista Social Club perform sweet songs with total abandonment. I realized that it takes multiple generations to preserve and perform music. Since that time, several of the Buena Vistas died, including Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, and Rùben Gonzalez. However, the spirit of Cuban son and Buena Vista Social Club is alive and well, as it appears on Best of Buena Vista. This CD features Pio Leyva, Juan De Marcos (musician responsible for the formation of Buena Vista Social Club), Puntilitta Licea, Ruby Calzado, Maracaibo Oriental, Josè Artemio Castañeda, Raul Planas an...