Name: Buena Vista Social Club
Brand: Buena Vista Social Club

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0075597951684

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r18548272]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-10-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

Black LPx2

WCD050

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2017-06-01

0846833001797

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Buena Vista Social Club

Genre GB

Latin / South American 

Label GB

World Circuit

Buena Vista Social Club is an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of pre-revolutionary Cuba. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos González. They named the group after the homonymous members' club in the Buenavista quarter of Havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. To showcase the popular styles of the time, such as son, bolero and danzón, they recruited a dozen veteran musicians, many of whom had been retired for many years.

The talented musicians who make up Buena Vista Social Club include Luis Barzaga, Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, Julio Alberto Fernández, Ibrahim Ferrer, Carlos González, Juan de Marcos González, Rubén González,
Salvador Repilado Labrada,
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea,
Orlando 'Cachaito' López,
Benito Suárez Magana,
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal,
Eliades Ochoa,
Omara Portuondo,
Julienne Oviedo Sánchez,
Compay Segundo,
Barbarito Torres,
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés and
Lázaro Villa.

Together these extraordinary artists bring to life the rich musical heritage of Cuba through their performances of

British label specializing in Cuban & West African music, founded and led by [a356497].

Label Code: LC 2339 / LC 02339

In the mid 1990's World Circuit releases were distributed by [info provided for reference only]:
Australia - Larrikin Entertainment
Austria - Lotus Records
Denmark - Moskito Music
France - Night And Day
Germany - East West / Talent Independant Service
Greece - Libra Music Ltd.
Italy - I.R.D.
The Netherlands - Music Records B.V.
New Zealand - Elite Imports Ltd.
Norway - Musikkdistribusjon AS
Spain - Arpa Folk Distribucion, S.L.
Sweden - MNW I.L.R.
Switzerland - Recrec Genossenschaft
UK - New Note Distribution

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World Circuit presents...the biggest selling world music album of all time...Lovingly re-mastered by the original team and pressed on heavyweight vinyl. 'Buena Vista Social Club' is both the name given to this extraordinary pool of musicians and the album, recorded in just six days in Havana's 1950s vintage EGREM studios. No one could have predicted that Buena Vista Social Club would become a worldwide phenomenon, outselling any other record in the same genre, elevating the artists to superstar status and popularising Cuba's rich musical heritage, all of which has contributed to a massive boom in Cuba's tourist and recording industries. 'Buena Vista Social Club' was released in June 1997 and has since come to be regarded as a classic, selling 7 million copies worldwide.2LP - 

Double 180 Gram Vinyl with Download and 20 page booklet.

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Discover Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club. The biggest selling world music album of all time, lovingly re-mastered and pressed on heavyweight vinyl. Available in CD and LP formats from World Circuit.