''Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall'' is a

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Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club is an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos González. They named the gr ...

. The

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documents the band's complete performance at

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, on July 1, 1998. The album was produced by guitarist

Ry Cooder Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, a ...

and released ten years after its recording, on October 13, 2008, through World Circuit. The performance featured veteran Cuban performers such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben González,

Compay Segundo Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (18 November 1907 – 13 July 2003), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer. Biography Compay (meaning '' compadre'') Segundo, so called because he ...

, and Omara Portuondo. Parts of the concert were featured in

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-nominated documentary, also called ''

''. In 2009, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe. As of March 2015 it has sold 47,000 copies in United States.

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Disc one # "

Chan Chan Chan Chan was the largest city of the pre-Columbian era in South America. It is now an archaeological site in La Libertad Region west of Trujillo, Peru. Chan Chan is located in the mouth of the Moche Valley and was the capital of the historic ...

" - 4:45 # "De camino a la vereda" – 4:58 # "El cuarto de Tula" – 8:00 # " La engañadora" – 2:44 # "

" – 5:59 # " Dos gardenias" – 4:23 # " Quizás, quizás, quizás" – 3:47 # "Veinte años" – 4:06 Disc two # "Orgullecida" – 3:23 # "¿Y tú qué has hecho?" – 3:33 # "

Siboney Siboney may refer to: Arts * ''Siboney'' (film), a Mexican-Cuban drama film * "Siboney" (song), a 1929 song by Ernesto Lecuona * ''Siboney'', a 1985 album by Slim Gaillard Places * Siboney, Cuba, a town in eastern Cuba * Siboney, Oklahoma, a ...

" – 2:32 # "Mandinga" – 5:29 # "Almendra" – 5:49 # "El carretero" – 5:38 # "Candela" – 7:00 # " Silencio" - 4:55

Notes

{{Ry Cooder 2008 live albums Buena Vista Social Club live albums Nonesuch Records live albums World Circuit (record label) live albums Spanish-language live albums Albums produced by Ry Cooder Albums recorded at Carnegie Hall

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