AfroCubism—the long-awaited collaboration between Cuban and Malian musicians meant to take place when the Buena Vista Social Club was born—first performed live at the Mar de Musicas festival in Cartagena, Spain, on July 9, 2010. Here is the band's performance from that event, featuring the song "Nima diyala," off their self-titled debut album.

AfroCubism is the long-awaited collaboration between Cuban and Malian musicians meant to take place when the Buena Vista Social Club was born instead, finally realized 14 years later. Go behind the scenes and into the studio to hear from the musicians who made it all happen.

This is the first take of the first track recorded at the AfroCubism sessions in Madrid, December 2008. This eagerly awaited collaboration of Malian and Cuban musicians, first conceived as the project that became the Buena Vista Social Club, is due out in the fall of 2010.