Buena Vista Social Club

A great cultural experience

So terrific. Definitely a plus to my day.

I loved this when it came out. Love it still!

Pleasant enough

The staple soundtrack of every middle class dinner party in 1997.

Listened Before? N Meh. Not an album I needed to hear before I die. Much respect but not my style. Added to Library? N Song added to playlist: Chan Chan

Very pleasant Cuban jazz album. Although I have known about the existence of this album because it got famous when it came out in the late 1990s, but I haven't listened to the full album before. It introduces me to a world that wasn't that well known to me and I really enjoyed it a lot. Great music.

It is timeless.

Compay ... etc

This is just not music that I can get into and enjoy. I had heard this album a few times since it came out and it's more of a vibe album than an album I would listen to enjoy on an artistic level (though it is very well done artistically). I think the album belongs on the list but I probably would not listen to this again.

por favor

Eg e for trøtt til å tenka på nåke kult å si om da

Hmmmm it good

I enjoyed it; it was a very peaceful album and definitely something I wouldn't have listened to on my own accord. Just nice Latino music, a genre that I have not explored that much (sorry, Mom). I can totally see this played at a coffee shop in Cuba; god knows they have good coffee over there. 8.5/10

A pretty chill listen. Got a few tracks that I'd listen to again

Fun Latin music. I don’t know why, but I have trouble remembering specific songs from other languages, but this was great nonetheless. I think I enjoyed the songs with the piano the most, like another reviewer I saw. Just good music. Listen to it.

Really enjoyable and a great documentary too.

I’m sure the musicianship is great but Christ this sounds like background music

Inte så förtjust i en del låtar, men jävligt bra spelat grabbar!

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Great for BGM while I was doing some work. will revisit for sure 4/5

A bit inconsistent but it has the best Latin songs I've ever heard.

Giving a 4 for appreciation

Smooth as! What a joy to listen to, very atmospheric. My top pick is 'Candela', pure vibes.

Lovely background music

Much more chill than I was expecting. Evocative and relaxing. Top shelf!

Good background music, would’ve gone perfect at the beach

every single song on this felt like it went on for one (1) million years. Not my vibe but I can respect it

4.0

Listen to feel like you're in a Breaking Bad cold open. Great background music.

It was good. A solid three. Maybe I'd give it a four with a re-listen. Don't really have much to write about it. My favourite song was Chan Chan, I think.

Pretty good, but all the music starts to sound very similar. The first song was flawless.

Not riveting.

"nuestra música" pasteurizada para una generación de blancos panzones

Not bad at all

I've never seen the movie but this is an easily enjoyable and beautiful album.

Starts out so insanely strong, gets less interesting, but then comes back to being interesting again. It’s just such a great, great recording and representation of these musicians, which is what I think makes it endear. 3/5

Haven't listened to this album since it came out, but it's much like I remember it. Nice to put on in the background and pleasant to listen to, but not really something I'm going to choose often.

Decent album, but too long. I don't really understand the background of this album though. Just high-quality cuban music in a tradition style, recorded in 1997? Liked it ok though. 3/5

So yeah, not my thing at all, but I can admit that some of this is very pretty. C

Excellent!

4/14, 29%

Always brings you in good mood

Loving everything about this album. Obviously Latin heavy but still blending multiple genres like jazz, samba, blues, cumbia, salsa. There's even a few surf rock sounding songs at the end which I wasn't expecting. The vocals are so soothing. Just a wonderful amalgamation of music & people. 5/5 for me. So happy I discovered this album. This is why I keep coming back to this 1001 albums list. Amazing surprises like this.

veryyyyyy cool!!!!

Hullu vibe ja nää papat osaa soittaa vittu fav el cuarto de tula

Nice background.

LP

bonita

Goes on a bit long but fairly palatable. Summer beach vibes.

Great world music

Great album. Wonderful Melodie’s and overall very feel good vibes. Definitely going to listen again whenever I’m laid back relaxing.

Spanish

Musica cubana at its best. Never heard this kind of music, great blend between the jazzier and more instrumental pieces (buena vista social club, pueblo nuevo), bolero, and Cuban dance music. Amazing

Snilldar stemming! Frábær plata!

Some nice Latin jazz and a good change of pace from the other albums on this list. I don’t love this record, but it can be solid background music.

Eh 3/5

- Never listened to this before - Surprised by how much I liked it - Another album which is exactly why I use this website, would've never decided to listen this on my own but it's actually great - Good music for a sunny day which helps - Fav songs: ¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho?, Candela, El Cuarto de Tula

kveið nokkuð fyrir hlustun. reyndist þykja þetta hin fínasta músík sem var óvænt og mögulega örlítið vandræðalegt. fær fjarka.

Can see why this was a big hit, very easy listen. Some exceptional moments, some bland bits. Far better than the majority of rock albums on this list

interesting album, enjoyed the sound overall.

Not for me, but a fun listen

lovely record.

Neat

What's not to love here. Great percussion, blaring horns, intricate guitar work, and wonderful vocal harmonies. My only critique is that some of the songs went on a bit longer than they needed to. Overall a great album.

Makes me hungry for Mexican food but that's about as far as it goes, also this one song with the piano just sounds terrible

Reminds me of my childhood. My dad owned a cd of this album and I own the 25th anniversary LP of it. It’s an all timer for sure. 4/5

Each song conveys and incredible warmth and depth. Infectious beats, sweet melodies. Absolutely fantastic.

Not my scene

I enjoyed this far more than I expected to. It was great easy listening music and transported me to sunnier climes.

This album definitely deserves its place on this list. A realm of music, almost lost but resurrected. The film of the same name showing the old musicians is a cool watch as well. It definitely has its own place, it’s not everyday music but holiday music or Sunday afternoon in a hotel ballroom kind of music. It flows over me like a brisa. Not a type of music I would choose to play but right time, right place it casts a spell and you can get pulled into the warm current and caressed by the breeze. It’s more like a 3.5 but if the sun was shining it would maybe be a 4.

Chan Chan is my favorite song on this album. I bought the album when it first came out but don’t think I ever listened to the whole thing. When I saw that this was today’s album, I was excited and was predisposed to give it five stars, but, while I enjoyed it a lot, the fact that I had never listened to the whole album in the many years, since it came out, signaled to me that this might not be an actual five star album. It’s probably more like a 3.5 but I’m gonna give it a four. A few years ago, when Cuba was open to Americans, I planned a trip there and booked an evening at the BVSC. Also planned a tour in a vintage car. And then before the trip commenced, entry was again denied to Americans (thanks Donald). I ended up on a cattle class cruise that went to the Bahamas and Key West. Poor me.

OK... so I was teetering between 3-4 for this. This brand of Spanish-language music invariably gets me tapping my fingers and drumming along, but my complete lack of understanding the lyric is a detraction. I can't fully engage as I don't have a clue what the subject matter is. I enjoy it, but then find it starts blending into homogeny, partly because of the music/song arrangements and no doubt partly because of the language barrier. So, as the album played, my interest and attention waned, so it started slipping from a 4 to a 3. Then I read the AllMusic write up about the band and the album because I wanted to figure out how Ry Cooder was involved and learning more about this recording sealed it. So, while I try not to let additional info influence my review, in this case, I am embracing that. What a story behind this album. I'm going to seek out the movie and dig in deeper.

Yeah, this is great stuff. An album I can always put on in a social situation and everyone chimes in with, "Oh, yeah, I love this album." Been a while since I listened to it. Glad it showed up.

I wish I had the musical vocabulary to describe the sounds that I like so much on this. I forgot about this album but back in those great late 90s WXPN days, this was on heavy rotation.

Ohh dit ken ik wel, leuke muziek voor een zomerse avond

This one made me hungry for some tacos. It sounds like the soundtrack in every Mexican restaurant I’ve been to, it probably is come to think of it.

A very suprising (by my tastes), well put together Cuban album, if in the mood for Hispanic music, this album is an easy choice. Could easily be a soundtrack to a movie.

Samba

Fun album but fairly one dimensional

im trying to review this album i dont like and some cunt called sm-a205f keeps hijacking my spotify. so you have a samsung galaxy a20 eh? bastard. this has happened before - why do they always listen to the most ai manufactured sub-10,000 views garbage on the database? who with actual human sentience is listening to 'hype' by hermes demon? how can this scam possibly make money? "Hey @drakelito, Thanks for coming to the Community." why the totalitarian capital c? only God gets the big g fuck sake "It's possible that you've joined a Group Session" have i FUCK accidentally joined a group session. and again the corporate onanism with the capitals. cheer up maxim it says you're not even a fucking spotify employee. see if im listening the climax of the heiliger dankgesang, (when the heavens align, the lotus flowers bloom, the bough breaks, when jesus wept and the great void sighs in peace), and asian fucking boo by baby tenchi comes, on theres no fucking telling what ill do. ive put on 'go away' by strawberry switchblade to see if they have a sense of humour. oh my days. 'ain't staying' comes on. my god. am i having a spotify war? i retort with 'fuck you' by lilly allen. is this actually real? okay this isnt funny now and changing my device password didnt help. laura probably did this with three lines of code for a laugh just to annoy me. it is now 12 o'clock and im fed up and tired. oh thats how you fix it. ah okay. and peace p e a c e peace! and thousand sighs and sweet soothing sounds, and birdsong (it was veljo tormis - la kanteletar: I. herkä neito) --- anyway blah blah buena vista social club it was fine

Huh... album that i listened to a few times hoping i just didnt get it yet but it has just started grating. i like that its in Spanish and some of the bass is nice. some nice jazz elements as well. maybe if i was dancing i would enjoy it more.

Wish I was listening to this at a beachside cantina or a sun drenched patio than a sterile office environment but it is what it is. Some of the songs needed a trim and too many sounded the same but the musicianship was excellent, especially Ry Cooder's guitar work and the many percussionists that delivered labyrinth-like rhythms.

Really liked it.It had a really fun energy to it with all the instruments being played really well.Only problem was that the later half dragged a little bit.

Latin jazz, I guess. Nice relaxed background music

Awesome! One of my new favorites!

This is a jam.

Cuban son, bolero and dazon on full display in this ensemble of Latin American talent. From slow and beautiful, to catchy dance, instrumental to traditional singing this hour long listen has a full range of variety. There's also something in the way in which it was recorded (probably the nature of it being such a so many musicians in a large room) that makes it sound incredibly rich. Title-track highlights wonderful piano, but the standout is the leadoff "Chan Chan," what a banger.

I’ve never really delved into music that isn’t in English apart from a small handful of songs so I was excited to give this one a go especially considering how popular this album is and I have to say I really enjoyed it. The 2 key things that really stood out to be were the cohesion of all the singers and the variety of instrumentation. It’s great to hear the front man sing but then when it effortlessly fades to the singers in the back you can tell all the members have some real chemistry. The instruments are just fantastic throughout, I particularly enjoy the trumpet on ‘De Camino a La Vereda’ which stands out really proudly, and the piano on ‘Pueblo Nuevo’ where I never thought I’d enjoy a 6 minute piano instrumental as much as I did until I heard that song. Other standouts include the opener ‘Chan Chan’ which has an almost sinister tone to it created by the Spanish guitar but is sung so smoothly. Also the song ‘Candela’ is a great example of the drums taking over which gives the track some energy especially in the latter half where all vocalists are involved, it’s a great track. In addition I just love the atmosphere this album gives off, it really makes me want to buy a new pair of headphones and just travel whilst having this on in the background. My only downfall of this album is the run time, it does run a bit long for me especially when we’re getting a lot of similar sounds so some of the songs on the back end don’t hit nearly as hard as the ones on the front end. Nevertheless I thoroughly enjoyed this album and appreciate the door this opened into exploring more non-English speaking music, will be returning to this.

Very good album, makes me feel like I'm on holiday!

Holiday vibes.

Classic fiesta vibes. The type of older Spanish music I like.

God I loved this. Fresh. And funky with just the right amount of latin flavor. Esta bien indeed. Listen to this on the best speaker possible. You’ll wanna catch all the little notes underneath.

I can sense the relaxed enjoyment from the players, some wonderful jazz/classical piano, but overall just a sense of over-rated, over-hyped celebratory. Competent, but not the best Latin album on this list by a long shot.

I definitely enjoyed it but it wasn't really memorable? Probably is a grower... Will listen more

Totaal niet mijn soort muziek, maar heerlijk om naar te luisteren. Super goed album. Boven verwachting! ***

Excellent. Couldn't get enough.

Love the overall cozy feel, and the guitars are neat.

This a beautiful collection of songs that really transports you to another time and place. The sound is languid, earthy, joyful, even surprisingly jazzy. The music isn't complicated, but it feels monumental. A real mood lifter. Fave Songs: Candela, El cuarto de Tula, El carretero, Veinte años, Amor de loca juventud, Buena Vista Social Club

Lovely music

Yeah nice man if your having a coffee. First song string andbthe reat ok. This stuff is better live

Happy background sounds

A genuinely lovely album. Ry Cooder had a great idea getting all these neglected amazing musicians together.

Resonates with such joy!

I was expecting this to be more up my alley than it was. I mean, it was alright, but some of it blended into music you'd here at a Mexican or Cuban restaurant and not much more. The only thing sticking it up there for me is the more folksy sort of sound present in the latter half of the album.

A beautiful blend of various genres, from rancheros to some ridiculously played latin jazz. It can be relaxing, it can make you want to dance... just super fun overall. Favorite tracks: "Dos Gardenias", "Buena Vista Social Club", "La Bayamesa"

Track 3 bongos went feral.

Vakantie

Ik ben opgegroeid met Buena Vista Social Club en kan me veeeeel autoritten herinneren waar dit op repeat stond. Ook zelf op reizen veel gedraaid, good memories en good feelings.

Like

Lekker, alsof je in Latijn-Amerika aan het hangen bent

Wat een heerlijk album!! Kende alleen het eerste nummer maar dit is echt het perfecte album voor zo’n zonnige dag

Heerlijk in de zon!!

Classy Latino music. Brilliant and worth listening to.

I remember this as a documentary. I still have no real idea what it's about - outside of that it's about music. The production on this sounds great. These melodies are infectious, there's no denying that. I don't have a real emotional reaction to any of it - at least nothing that really wallops me - but this is a fun listen, for sure.

I own this album. Pleasant enough, but 'Chan Chan' aside, the music never progresses beyond the realm of being comfortable. Why should we expect otherwise? It's a group of Cuban seniors playing old music with Ry Cooder noodling over the top. It's hardly Metal Machine Music.

Very fun album. Quite a range of tracks, but all definitively Cuban. Not every track is a winner, but still certainly worth a listen.

This is very acceptable background music. Performed by supremely talented musicians. It is not something I want to sit and listen to.

Definitely has a lot of elements of Spanish music that I enjoy. I think a lot of the songs tend to sound the same but that’s partially because I don’t fluently speak Spanish. Overall, I enjoyed making my coffee and listening to this album throughout my morning.

OK, pleasant but not really my thing

i mean it was fine as kind of background music while doing my homework but a lot of it sounded very similar. probably due to my not knowing the language though

Nice low key music to have on in the background. I don't know enough about the genre to comment on the quality but I didnt mind listening and would go back.

what a gem

Undeniably good, fun when I saw them live, but this doesn't move me very much. Maybe I'm dead inside. Best song De Camino...

Do I speak Spanish? No. Does it matter? No. Do I wish summer would hurry up and get here so I can sit on the beach and drink a mojito? Absolutely.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Not something I'd typically listen to but listened twice. But, I probably wouldn't seek it out again. It was just fun at the time.

Sometimes I wish I was a sexy Cuban dancer!

My introduction to Cuban music. A great set by great musicians.

nice chill spanish music but not something I'd usually listen to

I didn’t hate it

Interesting and refreshing to hear.

Muy buen álbum de música de Cuba rescatada del olvido gracias a Ry Cooder, recomiendo la película que es muy emotiva.

Didn't understand a word but this album has an energy, a liveliness, a soul that I enjoyed.

I don't understand how you could embrace this project, then write a record off because the lyrics aren't in English? Can't you enjoy the melody of another language? I'd rather that than listen to boring banal lyrics I did understand. Anyway, with that off my chest, I like this record with its gentle, but complex harmonies and rhythms.

Not bad. Not my jam.

lovely, good good vibes 3.5

A fun Latin American album.

1.5

2.5

Not much to say, this is good music! Very enjoyable. Great vocal embellishments, instrumentation, expression. Love it all! 5 from me!

Good restaurant music

nah

Makes me wanna go to the beach

This was just OK. Nothing jumped out as spectacular.

Didn't enjoy this

This was fun and had me dancing through the whole thing

This really grew on me

Reminds me of eating at Chi-Chi’s back in the day

This constantly comes up on my top albums list and I don't know why. It's fine. Maybe I need to know Spanish language music better to understand its greatness.

First day with 1001! Loved this album.

I absolutely love this album

This is one of my favorite albums. Listening to this makes me picture myself at some small club in Havana surrounded by the local people just taking in this whole experience.

This feels like some legendary Latin music, When De Camino a La Verda hits its groove the album really gets going. Still not a genre for me to daily listen, but in the right mood or atmosphere, this is fantastic.

I was in the mood for this today. Very cool.

Needs to be listened to somewhere with sun, sand, and surf - preferably with a rum drink in hand. Started strong with some high energy, trailed off toward the end with more instrumental and crooning vocals.

i dug it well enough but it didn’t really move me

Pretty good

Excelente

I have never listened to this lot, unless someone has been playing it, but it’ll go into regular rotation now. A real gift of this challenge

Great.

Background music of backpacker Hostel

Une superbe entrée dans la musique hispanique

PREFS : Chan Chan, De camino a la vereda, El Cuarto de Tula, ¿Y tu que has hecho?, El carretero, Candela, Amor de loca juventud, Orgullecida, Buena Vista Social Club MOINS PREF : Pueblo Nuevo

Score: 70 If you left a 1 star review with the reason stating why being it's not in English, get the fuck off this website. That isn't constructive, it's not a review, and it certainly isn't a review of the album. It's nothing and you're either a dumbass bigot or you don't know the right time and place for jokes. This album starts off incredibly strong and slowly throughout its runtime becomes a little more average and tame. All the while the production and instrumentation are great, but the tracks become slower and a bit less exciting. Very chill and enjoyable. This album also made me very hungry. I'm giving it a 5 to counteract some of the dumbfuck reviews

These are clearly talented musicians, but this was just not my taste. Very chill, relaxing background Spanish music that kind of all just blend together to me and nothing really stands out. I bet if you're really into this sound though, this is a top tier album for you. It made me want to visit a Cuban restaurant and drink and eat. 2.5/5

Fantastic, a great vibe, some of these songs will be in rotation for me in the future. Interesting to read how it came to fruition through a last-minute mishap when Ry Cooder was in Cuba to record something else. The album drags at the end, a little too long - that's my only complaint.

Love the laid back vibes and percussion.

Surprised I knew a lot of the songs actually. Great cubano music, while I probably won't go back to it it's all done rather well.

2.5 bit repetitive

bello, spensierato, musica leggera

No habla espanol, but this music made me want to sit outside with a rum and coke

3.5

I think I liked this a little extra since I'm watching better call Saul right now... 3.5

I knew a few stand-out tracks (Chan Chan, El Cuart de Tula, De Camino a La Vereda), but listening to the whole album all the way through was a real treat!

Good music, great atmosphere.

call me judgmental but wtf is this lmfao

Wowowo

Wonderful album. Superb songs played by superb artists. A favourite of mine and hugely important. Love it!

Ok background music, bit slow though

I don't know a lot about Cuban music, nor is it easy for me to put this album into context of other albums that I know, but I know that I like it. It's a much more contemplative version of cuban music that I am used to, as what I've heard before is really lively dance music. 4/5 I don't have much to say about it, but it's sure as hell worth a listen

Buena Vista Social Club (not from Buena Vista, but Cuba) is basically a who's who of Cuban musicians. Don't ask me for any of their names, because I don't know. You're basically getting some of the richest, most beautiful Cuban music ever released here. These musicians are masters of their craft. Intricate guitar, subtle percussion, and smooth vocals are the proof in the pudding. I'm consistently impressed and dazzled by the level of quality on this album. Despite my lack of experience with son cubano, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of Buena Vista Social Club. There's isn't a bad song on here. I appreciate the mood that this music provides: warm, soothing comfort. Like a hug.

1/25/2023 thought the first half up to candela was really quite brilliant and conceptual. "de camino a la vereda" really stood out to me in a very psychedelic way

Tiene un comienzo fantástico, y aunque decae un poco al final es un disco que merece la pena. Un álbum irónico para Cuba y la música tropical ❤️

It's nice, but seems to be just generic Cuban music, the sort of thing you hear on film soundtracks (whenever 007 visits a Havanna bar etc) - nothing stands out. All very lovely, but what"s so special?

Had to listen in 4 parts because I was so bored. Failed to grip me I’m afraid.

I get why this made such a splash and they’re undoubtedly very accomplished but it’s just not for me and if I here Chan Chan again in my life it’ll be too soon.

The problem with most world music is that it that it does not generate an emotional response. This is no exception. One or two tracks are catchy and highly danceable, but the rest are just of purely intellectual interest, and that is not what music is about for me (which is probably why I am not a fan of jazz). If I want intellectual stimulation I will read a book, or discuss topics of interest with friends and family, I will not listen to music. So, despite being well performed and produced, this left me cold. If I am to take an intellectual aproach, then I have to criticise it as being an artificial collective created by Ry Cooder and Nick Gold. There is little that is authenticaly Cuban in its genesis. The result may be true to Cuban music, I can't tell as I am not particularly familiar with their music, but it is their equivalent of a 'boy band' or perhaps a supergroup. All very produced and artificial.

Ritmos cubanos y bien acompasados. Canciones típicas con casi la misma estructura. Se escucha fácilmente, aunque le puede faltar algo de ritmo y parecer un tanto deprimente

I very rarely dig the international albums. It’s just hard to discern the lyrics and meanings of the songs without speaking the language. From the opening track of Chan Chan, you can tell you are in for something special. I listened to the album twice today while hanging around the house and added it to my collection.

- I don't really like the style - Title track bangs though

Very nice.

Awesome album. Favorite songs are Chan Chan and Cuarto de Tula. Love the piano solos on Pablo Nuevo.

I LOVE this album. There is another really great BVSC record with this Cuban singer Ibrahim ferrar. Mambo Sinuendo is another great ry cooder album kind of in this vibe.

Everything about this is cool. This would have been so cool to see live.

This was a hit with both me and my wife.

I don't recall how or when, but I have heard of this band before. Regardless, I really enjoyed listening to this album. I love the rhythms and percussion, and all the layers of music on top of that great foundation. Such rich textures.

Not what I’d normally listen to but very good

Easy breezy summer soundtrack. Don’t typically listen to this kinda stuff but I enjoyed it.

Good. Won’t ever actually listen.

Impressive collection of songs and interesting to hear how this came together. Not something I’d pick up and listen to regularly, but clearly an amazing group of musicians coming together to capture the beauty of traditional Cuban music.

1/12/23: I really enjoyed this album. I had heard of Buena Vista Social Club before but had no clue what to expect. The grooves, extended jams, the choral campfire-esque singing made this such an awesome listen. Was considering 5 stars.

our four corners album. such a fun listen. i thought it would be too high energy for my mood yesterday morning but ended up really enjoying it

It was a pretty good album and I enjoyed it. I had heard some of the songs before and I will definitely revisit some of the songs. It is entirely in Spanish and it is still good to listen to. It is better than a 3 and not really a 4 but I will round up.

What I deem as typical latino-cuban music. I don't know why it took Ry Cooder to 'discover' latin-styled music. But I will give Buena Vista Social Club should be a listen since it awakened many ears to the sound. 3.5.

Blir ju lite glad av musiken men särskilt bra är det ju inte.

Genre: Son cubano Favorite songs: Chan chan, El cuarto de Tula, Dos gardenias and Candela

Quite a good album, I must say. It is not particularly a sort of music that I usually listen, but I believe it's good to check other genres as well. Generally, I like the vibe from it. It resembles the Gypsy Kings sort of thing. However, as I am continuing to listen to the playlist, songs sound the same. It has the same rhythm, same musical instruments. Of course, I don't understand words, therefore I can't get the whole meaning of it, nevertheless I should be able to distinguish one song from the other, and, unfortunately, all these sound pretty much the same.

Fantastic album. Love all the musicianship in this. Makes me want to seek out even more Latin Jazz. Absolutely enjoyable listen all the way through! 5/5

bueno

Я собирался пошутить про то, что это лучший музыкальный симулятор "во все тяжкие" и въебать пять звёзд, но если отбросить все шутки и предвзятость, то здесь можно найти очень много музыкального мастерства. И я имею в виду не только инструментал, но и вокал в том числе, потому что даже несмотря на языковой барьер, каждая песня цепляет своим эмоциональным исполнением. От этого альбома я ожидал что-то однообразное, а в итоге получил очень душевные и мастерски сыгранные мелодии. (8.5)

3/5. First half of the album is great but the second half drags on a little too long. Plus I guess I’m not much of a Cuban music listener.

Ok

Amazing album. I love the history behind the band. Amazing playing, flawless rhythms, so much great dissonance, Latin rhythms… I could go on forever about this album. A masterclass in Latin musicianship.

There's a documentary directed by Wim Wenders that I need to watch

Didn't understand a word. Enjoyed more than I thought

Maravilhoso!!! Adicionei nos meus favoritos.

I remember when this was popular in the 90s - Its not the kind of thing that I would typically listen to but its actually a good album nonetheless. 3/5

Already listened to. Great album

this brings a smile to my face

This is super fun! Great background music for me since I’m missing out on the lyrics.

Wow! I loved this one right off! Lively beat, enchanting melodies and harmonies. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Son cubano. Un 4.

I like it.

This was an amazing album

Very very enjoyable

Like others noted here, I kept tuning out of this one rather than finding myself drawn in. On paper a mix of jazz instrumentals with samba stylings should at least be enjoyable to me, but there's not enough editorial or musical guts here to get down to killer tracks rather than filler background noise.

Amazing album

Skipped ahead to make this the 250th rating. Not first listen; I've returned to this little slice of Cuban folk a few times when I need a pick-me-up. (Also I've found it pretty easy where I'm from to find this CD in a thrift shop, so it wound up playing in my car earlier this year) Between this, the concert, & the weed cookie that I took in later, consider me picked up. *maracas* December 12, 2022

Wow, this was pretty great. I'm putting it on my 'albums to do puzzles to' list. Since I listened on 14 December, this will probably always feel like a Christmas album.

First number is classic. The rest is so-so, but good enough for some coding background noise.

Lovely, nothing groundbreaking, but I would listen to this anytime

Je sais que beaucoup d'entre vous trépignaient d'impatience de connaître mon opinion sur cet album. Hélas, je ne pouvais pas me prononcer jusque-là en raison d'une clause dans un des contrats me liant à Buena Vista Social Club. Ledit contrat étant aujourd'hui arrivé à son terme, je peux désormais affirmer que cet album est très sympathique.

Encore un album survendu par cette ordure de robvipère, qui porte la série d'albums sans 4/5 à 18, pour un nouveau record officiel du générateur. Selon mes estimations officielles, cette série devrait se porter à 19 grâce à l'album des Byrds généré, mais devrait ensuite être interrompue par une perturbation Michael Jacksonnesque, et ainsi empêcher la série de dépasser la barre mythique des 20.

Good beat. Didn’t understand the spanish

It was okay

Dave’s house.

Decent background music, but no better. Fine, but not my favourite.

Nice background music. I'm ignorant about Latin music and it all sounds similar to my ears.

Bought this in the day

Wreszcie zagadka skad pochodzi zwrot buena vista social club zostala rozwiazna, kto by sie spodziewal ze chodzilo o debiutancki material bandy o takiej samej nazwie z roku 97, zespol z Havany wiec wikipedia podaje roznorakie gatunki opisujace ten krazek son cubano, bolero, descarga, danzón, guajira, criolla, nie mowia mi one zupelnie nic, ale na moje ucho brzmi to jak latino jazzowanie, moze z dosc niepotykanie duza iloscia dodatkow wokalowych, podanych glownie w meskich glosach, jakby poszarpanych przez szpony czasu, bo brzmi to troche jak muzyka dla starych ludzi, czy moze starzy ludzie kojarza mi sie z takimi kubanskimi klimatami i vice city, tak czy inaczej blisko godzinny odsluch przeniosl mnie do przymierajacego przydymionego baru w jakiejs malej hawanie, instrumenty to akustyczne brzmienie tradycyjnego sprzetu z tamtych stron, co do liryki to nie zaglebialem sie w szukanie translacji, ale czuc z tego dziwny smutny spokoj, na plejke dodam openingowy chan chan i traczek tytulowy, zeby na plejce byl ten charakterystyczny tytul z ktorym tyle niemuzycznych wspomnien udalo sie narobic

Great sound...love the piano mixed in with the horns on a few of the tracks.

(3/5) A Spanish album of all time. Fun to listen to, makes me want to dance, and musically very interesting. Not familiar with genre so was often hard to analyze or isolate instruments and patterns, eventually I just gave up and enjoyed the music. Don’t even speak the language and it felt nostalgic and reminiscent at times. A beautiful album.

Enjoyed it, though I think the real benefit of this album would be reading a bunch about Cuban music. Didn't deep listen, very nice to have on in the background.

Krass atmosphärische Musik. Hier machen die lyrics für mich kaum was aus, da der Vibe im Vordergrund steht.

This CD is not my style but it's immediately likeable. Cuban music is just a formula that works - lots of instrumental diversity, fun polyrhythms (and a bunch of unique-sounding percussive instruments), decent pace and tight composition, and interesting harmonies. I think it'd turn a lot of people off because they don't understand the lyrics, but I truly don't care. This isn't really doing anything unique or innovative, but I'd listen to it again.

An album that begins entertainingly enough, but there is a LOT of filler. I'm struggling to see how this has been raised above anything else of the same genre.

Liked it, never listened to that kind of music really. Good beats, good groove.

Love the instrumental and the Latin rhythm

One of the few foreign language albums that I enjoyed. It helps a lot of it was Spanish jazz instrumentals but even the songs with lyrics were still pretty fun to listen to. The brass throughout the album carries the Spanish style and provides a nice upbeat rhythm. Some of the songs were familiar as they were samples in more modern songs. Don’t know if I’d listen much again but I enjoyed it a little bit. 5.7/10

That was the album that changed Punkrock city Berlin into a Northcarribean Easyliving Salsatown. There was no bar in 1997/1998 where BVSC wasn’t dropping out of the stereos. Or was it because citizens and scenes changed? What was hen what was egg. We don’t know. Anyway, the music is immortal.

A pleasant album for background listening during work. But not something I'd actively listen to and towards the end I was getting quite tired of it.

Nice for summers

Objectively, there's not enough music from outside the Europe / United States area in my own list. This wonderful postcard from Cuba can't make up for my overall lack of knowledge in said *other* places, obviously. But beyond its historical importance and ubiquitous success when it came out, it's a pretty neat listen, filled with smooth and evocative moods. Without knowing the first thing about the history of *son cubano*, it's still accessible and enticing. Consequently, I'll keep it as an essential album. Number of albums left to review: 740 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 128 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 65 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 68

Love this album. It’s great that such a quality recording of Cuban music was made.

love a bit of Cuban music. No idea what they are singing about but always uplifting

Legendary group, legendary song ...and that's it. "Chan Chan" might be one of the most recognisable songs ever, it's really amazing, doesn't matter if you're fan of Cuban music, or Latin rhythms. Great guitars - the main melody is perfectly melancholic and together with bongos and drums in the background instantly teleports you to the hot streets of Havana (even though I've never been there). Small solo at the end of the song was also incredibly fitting and atmospheric. But what makes this song whole, are the vocals from the group. Not very intricate, but they convey a lot of emotions with rather few words. Perfect composition. Unfortunately, that's where the positives of the album end, and it's so early on the record. All the other songs are forgettable and not really special in any way. I know that they probably helped expand the Cuban rhythms and culture to the wide world, but it doesn't work for me. The great atmosphere created on Chan Chan is gone, all we have then is just a mix of random tracks, like in a compilation. It's hard to give a proper rating for such a sinusoidal output, so I will probably go with a safe 3.

LOVE this album

Great music and rhythms. Again, I wish I could enjoy the lyrics and the meaning of the songs.

Nah

Very very nice

Failed to trouble any part of my brain

Feels like I’m back in Cuba! Easy listening, fun to dance along, great musicians!

One of my all time favourites.

Such a swinging album. I can listen to it any time, but it's especially great (for me) during work, while making dinner, or during a dinner party.

durmiente residente

no

Absolute loveliness! I have a lot of nostalgia for this album - pretty sure I've seen them live, too! As soon as I saw the cover the opening of the first song jumped into my head. Fave track - "Chan Chan" as it's emblematic of the whole album for me. "Pueblo Nuevo" is also a great track...

Give me Tito Puente over BVSC any day. This is alright but nothing to write home about, 2/5.

File this away with Manu Chao in the 'things that I only ever listened to to impress girls' cabinet. Not memorable in any way, can appreciate that there's a range of styles there, but don't particularly enjoy any of them. Not unpleasant background music, so it can sneak a 2.

Nothing special. Have enjoyed some of the latin flavored music quite a bit so far, but this one seemed very monotonous...2/5

overrated

Though not my thing three stars for the exceptional musicianship, and the fact that on a sunny late autumn Sunday this was great wake-up and coffee music.

love it dad music

Chan Chan immediately feels like home after a long absence. I'd forgotten how much I love this music.

Really fun listen, but not something I would revisit.

Joya de la música latinoamericana

A consistent album, seems like it lacks some variety though. Was just not fitting my mood

It's a nice easy listen, but I'm not really invested in it. I found it a bit much after about 6-7 songs. If I were watching them play in a Havana club while sipping a rum cocktail then this would be 5/5.

Really good. This might be one of my favorite albums from this list. Everything about it is great.

It's OK. Not really for me, but it's pretty good working music.

Had this before on the one with my dad and brother. It was ok

It's clearly good music but just not what I'm into

Always a great album!!

Really good album, And danceable!

I love this album. The music is magic. You can’t ask for a better album to put on when cleaning the house. The pianist, Rubén González, is phenomenal. He had such a light, playful touch. I’ve listened to some of his solo albums too and for a period of time they were my go-to choice when I was stressed or anxious. When you focus on his piano playing, it’s impossible to not smile. “Pueblo Nuevo” on this album is a great showcase for his playing.

Excellent album that I'm really happy to see on this list. It really takes you to a place. Good music of any specific culture will tend to do that, but there are some real magical things happening here that transport me to Cuba. I'm pretty sure this is the one album that is played on loop at our local Latin restaurant. Solid all around!

Ei mun genre, mut ihan kivalta kuulostavat.

cool vibe- talented musicians!

very smooth and enjoyable

Not really my style, it was nice listening, but as a background music for me

It was decent, really good background noise

I don’t know. I don’t speak Spanish.

Good background music

<3

Lyden av barndom for min del: denne ble spilt masse hjemme! Kanskje jeg er nostalgisk, men liker denne fryktelig godt.

Am I too generous to Latin music albums? Possibly. But this seems like a particularly good one, capable of making me smile with both the major and the minor key tunes. Plus, there’s a track which is has the same name as the album which has the same name as the artist. Which is satisfying. Loses some kudos because most tracks are just covers of Cuban ‘standards’ (albeit some of them written by BVSC members, I think…?) But yeah, I can definitely see myself listening to this again, even if just in a background setting. 3.5

boring

Amazing album - always a good choice to listen to

Nice, chilled latin music. I can enjoy it, without taking it in, and I can't help feeling I'm probably a bit of a tourist.

In my all-time top 10

Two Latin albums in a row. I did like them both.