Film Screening: Buena Vista Social Club Event Details: As we celebrate
its 20th anniversary, join us for the . Traveling from the streets of
Havana to the stage of Carnegie Hall, this revelatory documentary
captures a forgotten generation of Cuba’s brightest musical talents
as they enjoy an unexpected encounter with world fame. The veteran
vocalists and instrumentalists collaborated with American guitarist
and roots-music champion Ry Cooder to form the Buena Vista Social
club, playing a jazz-inflected mix of cha-cha, mambo, bolero, and
other traditional Latin American styles, and recording an album that
won a Grammy and made them an international phenomenon. In the wake of
this success, director Wim Wenders filmed the ensembles’
members-including golden-voiced Ibrahim Ferrer and piano virtuoso
Rubén Gonzalez-in a series of illuminating interviews and live
performances. The result is one of the most belove documentaries of
the 1990’s, and an infectious ode to a neglected corner of Cuba’s
prerevolutionary heritage. Visit this website for more information
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