Buena Vista Social Club

I heard about it many times, I was never sure what it really is all about. Some club, I thought.

These days I got my hands on an album, called Rhythms del Mundo, by group called Buena Vista Social Club. It's full of famous guests, such as Coldplay, Sting, Dido, Arctic Monkeys, etc.. performing their own songs with Cuban music background. I loved it.

So I go on exploring, and I realize, there's also a movie with the same title. It's really a documentary. American musician Ry Cooder travels to Havana to find already forgotten, once famous musicians. They're all like 80 or more now.. All retired. He gathers them together to have one last recording. At the end they get faomus again and they put up a concert in New York at great Carnegie Hall . They haven't seen New York in 60 years or so. They all look so sincere and most of all - the music is great! I got touched very much, and I love the music..

And also, I would love to visit Cuba sometime.