Buena Vista Social Club - El Cuarto de Tula

Buena Vista Social Club - El Cuarto de Tula

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The story that was told to me^[1] about Buena Vista Social Club is that this was a very famous and important album. The CD was largely organized by a famous musician, Ry Cooder, basically assembled all these musicians that used to perform at the members-only Buena Vista Social Club to record on this 1997 album.

So after listening to this album several times now, I've decided to look up more information on the album. This album was recorded in just six days, this was a huge task, considering the size of all the musicians involved.

The album have sold more than five million copies, won a Grammy in 1998, and is listed in Rolling Stone's Greatest Albums of All Time^[2].

Although all the songs are worth checking out, I have settled for "El Cuarto de Tula". I think it means a quarter of Tula (an ancient Mexican city). Originally the song was composed by Luis Marquetti in 1945. This new recorded version is sung by Eliades Ochoa. The section where Ibrahim Ferrer and Manuel Licea steps in to help singer, I've read are mostly improvised^[3].

Please note our previous entry for Rhythms del Mundo.

 August 25, 2007 3:50 PM  vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com www.nonesuch.com