Buena Vista Social Club

BVSC

Interesting. File under: The original AfroCuban franchise.

Biographical Sketch

Discography:

1997 Buena Vista Social Club

2008 Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall

2015 Lost and Found

Associated recordings:

Rubén González

1997 Introducing... Rubén González (Guests include Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez and Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal.)

2000 Chanchullo (Guests include Joachim Cooder, Eliades Ochoa, Ibrahim Ferrer and Amadito Valdés.)

Barbarito Torres

1999 Havana Cafe (Guests include Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal, Ibrahim Ferrer, Pío Leyva and Omara Portuondo.)

Ibrahim Ferrer

1999 Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Ibrahim Ferrer (Guests include Rubén González, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán, and Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez.)

2003 Buenos Hermanos (Guests include Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán, and Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez.)

2007 Mi Sueño (Guests include Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Manuel Galbán, Rubén González, Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Omara Portuondo, Amadito Valdés.)

Eliades Ochoa

1999 Sublime Illusion (Guests include Ry Cooder.)

Omara Portuondo

2000 Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo (Guests include Pío Leyva, Rubén González, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Eliades Ochoa, Compay Segundo and Amadito Valdés.)

2004 Flor de Amor (Guests include Barbarito Torres, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez and Manuel Galbán.)

Orlando "Cachaito" López

2001 Cachaito (Guests include Juan de Marcos González, Amadito Valdés and Ibrahim Ferrer.)

Amadito Valdés

2002 Bajando Gervasio (Guests include Barbarito Torres.)

Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal

2005 Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal (Guests include Ibrahim Ferrer, Pío Leyva, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Omara Portuondo, Juan de Marcos González and Manuel Galbán.)

Various artists

2006 Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba (Ibrahim Ferrer, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Barbarito Torres, Amadito Valdés, Omara Portuondo with guests Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Dido, Quincy Jones, Kaiser Chiefs, Radiohead, U2 and Jack Johnson.)

© Ian Hughes 2015