Stars of the Buena Vista 21st Century: When Life Begins... (2000)

About this title: Besides the fact that it allowed so many great musicians to record again near the end of their lives, another unexpected benefit of The Buena Vista Social Club's worldwide success was that several labels jumped on the bandwagon and began reissuing important material. This 11-track collection on the British label Tumi Cuban includes songs by several of the movie's stars (Compay Segundo, Ibrahím Ferrer, Rubén Gonzalez) that few Cuban fans have heard (though most were recorded during the '90s). The quality of the material is close to that of the original Buena Vista Social Club recordings, and ... read more

Tracks:

1. Te Apartas de Mi
2. La Chica del Granizado [Cavahilón]
3. Mucho Corazon
4. Fabiando [Garcia/González]
5. Bajo un Palmar [Flores]
6. Quizáz, Quizáz/El Niche
7. Si Te Contara [Reina]
8. Que Lío, Compáy Andres
9. Rumberos del Ayer
10. Pare Cochero
11. Son de Baloy

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.