The recently released Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall documents the group of stellar Cuban musicians' unforgettable concert at the storied hall a decade ago. Rolling Stone gives the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, exclaiming: "That show, captured on this two-disc set, is even more emotionally engaging than the group's eponymous album, which triggered a worldwide Latin-jazz revival." The New York Times calls the concert "the emotional climax" of the Wim Wenders documentary about the group, crediting soloists Rubén González, Compay Segundo, and Ibrahim Ferrer: "Heard here, they sound enlivened, elated and a bit amazed, and the feeling is contagious."
Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall, recently released from World Circuit / Nonesuch, documents the group of stellar Cuban musicians' unforgettable concert at the storied hall a decade ago. Rolling Stone gives the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, with reviewer Mark Kemp exclaiming: "That show, captured on this two-disc set, is even more emotionally engaging than the group's eponymous album, which triggered a worldwide Latin-jazz revival." Read the complete review at rollingstone.com.
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The New York Times's Nate Chinen includes the album on this week's Playlist, showcasing, as it does, the concert that was "the emotional climax" of the Wim Wenders documentary film about the group. He finds particularly rewarding "the frisky pianist Rubén González and the debonair vocalists Compay Segundo and Ibrahim Ferrer, all of whom are now gone, having enjoyed twilight acclaim. Heard here, they sound enlivened, elated and a bit amazed, and the feeling is contagious." Read more from Chinen's Playlist at nytimes.com.
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