TY - BOOK AU - Wim Wenders AU - Wim Wenders AU - Nick Gold AU - Compay Segundo AU - Ibrahim Ferrer AU - Rubén González TI - Buena Vista Social Club AV - PN1997 .B846 1999 PY - 1999/// CY - Cuba PB - Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), Kintop Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduktion N2 - From case cover: "The Buena Vista Social Club," guitarist Ry Cooder's celebrated album featuring the recently re-discovered talents of Cuba's foremost folk musicians, sold millions of copies and earned a Grammy Award. Now, Cooder teams up with acclaimed director Wim Wnders (Paris, Texas) to reveal the astonishing life stories, vibrant personalities and unforgettable music of the brilliantly talented but long-overlooked performers who collaborated on this now-legendary recording. From the crumbling barrios of their native Havana, to their triumphant, sold-out concerts in Amsterdam and New York's Carnegie Hall, it's an unforgettable, deeply emotional journey into the passion, pride and humanity of the artists whose music sparked a worldwide musical phenomenon! ER -