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Malian musician Afel Bocoum toured with Ali Farka Toure for 30 years. Learn about his own career and his album, Alkibar
Watch This VideoDistinto, Diferente is the second album by Cuban group Afro-Cuban All Stars. Learn about the bandleader, Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, and the group's second album.
Watch This VideoOmara Portuondo, the only female member of the Buena Vista Social Club, makes her own album in Cuba.
Watch This VideoLearn about Buena Vista Social Club singer Ibrahim Ferrer's second solo album, Buenos Hermanos.
Watch This VideoThis worldwide cultural phenomenon, a 1997 Grammy winner, co-produced by Ry Cooder, resurrected the forgotten stars of pre-revolutionary Cuba, including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, and Compay Segundo. Learn about the bandmembers and the making of the album.
Watch This VideoCuban bassist Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez performed on Buena Vista Social Club; learn about his album, Cachaito.
Watch This VideoMusic video for "Set", from Cheikh Lo's album, Ne La Thiass, featuring vocals by Youssou N'Dour
Watch This VideoThe debut solo album from the trumpet voice of the Buena Vista Social Club, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal makes his own album in Havana.
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