On September 16, 1997, “World Circuit Records” label released “Buena Vista Social Club”, studio album Juan de Marcos González and Ry Cooder. It was recorded March 1996, at “Egrem Studio” in Havana, Cuba, and was produced by Ry Cooder.
Personnel:
- Ry Cooder – guitar, mbira, oud, bolon, slide guitar, percussion, liner notes
- Omara Portuondo – vocals
- Ibrahim Ferrer – lead and backing vocals
- Eliades Ochoa – lead vocals, guitar
- Benito Suarez Magana – guitar
- Rubin Gonzales – piano
- Orlando Lopez – bass
- Salvador Repilado Labrada – bass
- Joachim Cooder – drums, dumbek
- Compay Segundo – lead and backing vocals, guitar, congas
- Lazaro Villa – guiro
- Carlos Gonzales – bongos, cowbell
- Alberto Valdes – maracas, backing vocals, chorus vocals
- Julienne Oviedo Sanchez – timbales
- Manuel Mirabal – trumpet
- Barbarito Torres – lute
- Juan de Marcos Gonzales – conductor, backing vocals
- Luis Barzaga – backing vocal, chorus vocals
- Manuel Licea – backing vocals, chorus vocals
- Jerry Boys – recording, mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- The Team – design
- Susan Titelman – photography
- Nick Gold – executive producer
Track listing:
- Chan Chan – Compay Sequndo
- De Camino a la Vereda – Ibrahim Ferrer
- El Cuarto de Tula – Sergio González Siaba
- Pueblo Nuevo – Cachao
- Dos Gardenias – Isolina Carnillo
- ¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? – Eusebio Delfín
- Veinte Años – María Teresa Vera
- El Carretero – Guillermo Portabales
- Candela – Faustino Oramas
- Amor de Loca Juventud – Rafael Montiel Ortíz
- Orgullecida – Eliseo Silveira
- Murmullo – Electo “Chepín” Rosell
- Buena Vista Social Club – Orestes “Macho” López
- La Bayamesa – Sindo Garay
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