In 1996, nearly 50 years after the closing of the Buena Vista Social Club in Havana, Cuba, a band of the same name was formed by Cuban musician Juan de Marcos González and American guitarist Ry Cooder ...

On June 7, 1996, Buena Vista unveiled Michael Bay's blockbuster actioner, which paired Sean Connery with Nicolas Cage. By David Hunter On June 7, 1996, Buena Vista unveiled Michael Bay’s actioner The ...

A 1999 documentary grew out of the album “Buena Vista Social Club,” which was released in 1996. wimwendersstiftung.de It’s hard to believe that, 25 years ago, Wim Wenders ventured to Cuba to create ...

In the year or so after its release, the 1997 album "Buena Vista Social Club" became a worldwide recording phenomenon. In 1996, American guitarist Ry Cooder had assembled Cuba's most talented ...

The famed Cuban collective dusts off treasures from nearly 20 years of recording and touring — just in time to say goodbye. It was nearly 20 years ago, back in 1997, that the Buena Vista Social Club ...

The result is Lost And Found, a compilation of studio recordings (from the original Buena Vista Social Club sessions made at Havana's Egrem Studios in 1996, and from a string of dates through the late ...