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Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall039 is only the second album ever released by the original Buena Vista Social Club this extraordinary collection of Cuba039s greatest musicians includes Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubn Gonzlez, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Cachato Lpez and Guajiro Mirabal. The Carnegie Hall concert was a unique event that can never be repeated. It was the focus of the Wim Wenders award winning film which has helped spread the story of the incredible characters that made up the band. 2008 marks the 10th anniversary of the Carnegie Hall concert. Produced by Ry Cooder and the same talented team that produced the original album. The album includes previously unpublished photographs from the concert and a 4,000 word sleeve note by Ry Cooder and the musicians themselves. The performances on the album are absolutely brilliant and capture a collective enthusiasm, warmth, energy and feeling of triumph that was felt together by both audience and band that special night back in 1998. Personnel Juan de Marcos Gonzlez bandleader, backing vocals, giro, Ry Cooder guitars, Rubn Gonzlez piano, Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Hugo Garzn, Po Leyva, Manuel 039Puntillita039 Licea vocals, Manuel 039Guajiro039 Mirabal, Octavio Caldern trumpet, Jess 039Aguaje039 Ramos trombone, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa guitar, vocals, Benito Surez Magana guitar, Barbarito Torres laoud, Orlando 039Cachato039 Lpez, Salvador Repilado bass, Joachim Cooder drums, percussion, Alberto 039Virgilio039 Valds maracas, backing vocals, Amadito Valds timbales, Angel 039Terry039 Domech congas, Roberto Garca bongos, cowbell, giro
