Buena Vista Social Club

[puros71]

BTW, if you're looking for some decent Cuban music from Buenta Vista, I'd recommend getting your hands on "Afro-Cuban All Stars" and "Beuna Vista - Next Generation". Fantastic discs.

Polo Montanez excellent Cuban country side music. He died many years ago but his music lives on. He was from Pinar del Rio region where tobaco is grown. I remember my first trip to Cuba driving with some Norwegian and his driver. Polo's song "Monton de estrellas" driving through the mogotes and tobaco fields. What a a beautiful experience. Since Polo died the group got a new singer who is also great but not as good as the one and only Polo.

Un Monton de estrellas:

Guajiro Natural:

Grupo Polo Montanez: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1w0fVEu_vE

Celina Gonzalez is popular in Cuba with the older style son and musica guajira:

Eliades Ochoa has his own project :

Ruben Gonzalez : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR0vMyDoDN0

Barberito Torres:

Orlando Maraca Valle:

Vania Borges formerly of Bamboleo:

Los Van Van the most poplular group in Cuba:

[laficion]

Fantastic music from some of the greats, thanks for the links

[puros71]

Fantastic music from some of the greats, thanks for the links

And there is much more that I didnt mention. Adaberto Alvarez, Bambleo, Haila, La Charanga Habanera, Azucar Negra, Chucho Valdez, Irakere, Yumari Valle, El Clan, Manolito, Paulo FG, Reve.....

[Ken Gargett]

BTW, if you're looking for some decent Cuban music from Buenta Vista, I'd recommend getting your hands on "Afro-Cuban All Stars" and "Beuna Vista - Next Generation". Fantastic discs.

could not agree more about afro cuban all stars. some of my absolute fave music of all. try and track down the 'live in japan' as well.

and great post re the links - you are spot on with los van van. locals treat them like the beatles in the early 60's.

[Geo17pip]

Wow thanks!

[Geo17pip]

Wow thanks!

[FlyingFossil]

If anybody is interested they are coming to Australia soon they are playing in Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne

So we are lucky to have them here ..

I'm planing to see them in Melbourne

If you get a chance go and see them

cheers

[bassman]

Ry Cooder was fined $100,000 fine, later reduced to $25,000, $25,000 by the US government for violating the Trading with the Enemy Act -in which Cuba is the only remaining prohibited country- and the musicians were allowed to accept only per diem fees for their US performances, including At Carnegie Hall

Cubans are terrorists, as we all know

Not quite true. Ry Cooder got in trouble after the BVSC movie when he returned to Cuba to produce an album by BVSC's guitarist. That's when he got fined. I believe it was bargained down to $10,000. That a lot of money. Ry is well know & respected in musician circles, but ain't exactly rich.