Buena Vista Social Club
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“We're a small country, but we're strong. We've learned how to hold on through good times and bad.”
Overview
A while after their collaboration on Paris, Texas, Wim Wenders followed his old friend Ry Cooder to Havana where he recorded material for singer Ibrahim Ferrer’s new solo album following the first “Buena Vista Social Club” CD (which had not yet been released at that time). Over the course of several months, Wenders cast his curious eye upon the Cuban music scene of the ‘90s before accompanying his new musician friends on their trip to Amsterdam for the first public performance of the band (who had never played together outside a studio) and then their triumphal concert in New York’s Carnegie Hall.
Why See This Film
What initially began as a trip with an old friend, Buena Vista Social Club tracks the old heroes of the traditional Cuban Son music on their path from being completely forgotten to becoming world famous within the period of just a few months. “I thought, I’ll shoot a documentary,” Wenders said, “and here we were, about to witness a fairy tale that no one could have imagined in this form”. Winning big in Europe and Brazil and even catching an Oscar nomination, Wenders’ documentary is a heart-swelling bottle of lightning, not only documenting a beautiful success story but recording a tonne of really great music.
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