Enchiladas are not Cuban food.

I went to the store to buy this CD a few yearsa ago. They had the DVD on sale cheaper than the CD. Easy choice. This singer is a remarkable man.

misterlee wrote:
Send that message to Bush also... just because a country is communist doesn't mean we need to fear communism or prevent their country from being communist. We don't need to be forcing our democratic preferences on other nations; shouldn't be our problem.

the documentary about the making of this album is really worth a watch. I know that the occasional subtitles can be annoying to some but the message is worth the (very minor) effort. I challenge you to not be affected by the stark existence in modern Cuba. Please, let's end the silly political games, Mr. Castro. Let your people be FREE!!!!!!!!!

Just beautiful. I recommend you guys to watch the documentary on BVSC, too.

I got a hankerin for enchiladas

Wow. I know I listened to BVSC once through a few years back but don't remember any of it. This is a groove I can get hooked on.

This song is such a great way to start the album.

Love this album. Just Groovy

Wonderfully laidback, I like music that is not in a hurry anywhere. Got to love that trumpet! :)

3 enchiladas del queso por favor

al9009 wrote: It's daytime now, but this IS London so it's raining once again. Good thing we can get Ochoa on RP to brighten things up.

It's night time here, but the sun just came out!

"Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiii-ya!"

triath wrote:The modern (Ry Cooder) version of the Buena Vista Social Club is sort of a fiction, like the Monkees. Sure, they toured as BVSC a little, but really the way to think of it is individual artists who share and play in each other's backing band. Eliades Ochoa has many solo albums, from before and after Ry, as do many of the BVSC players.

That said, if you buy an Ochoa album with this song "Chan Chan" on it, it will be a different version. Not necessarily a bad thing...

Why is the artist labeled as "Eliades Ochoa" when it's the Buena Vista Social Club? I know he's their guitarist, but it's on the band's CD.

Very nice. The voices layer with the instruments so wonderfully.

Delicious......Every time I hear this I think.......Delicious

chills every time...

Great memories w/ this song and the whole BVSC movie, cd etc.

Friends at the local art theater seeing the movie for the first time, Summer nights in Chico listening to the cd, live show a year later on campus - all of it comes back....

I have always loved this song, but I didn't realize how amazing it was until we listened to it in one of my music theory classes. Trying to find the measure and beat(s) for this song can be... difficult. Despite that, it's still mellow and wonderful to listen to.

The music is great and anyone who has not seen Buena Vista Social Club, see it!

go buy this cd---just do it!!

I love this song. I can't wait until Cuba is open to Americans. Warm people, classic cars, beautiful beaches and great music.

Nice going RP...we need more on that Cuban jive :D

wow! I just saw something on tv not to long ago about many cuban musicians. I didn't know how much I liked their music

So true, this song brought tears to my eyes every time I heard it played everywhere I went all over Cuba! Love that island, love that song! Thank you RP

This song was rejected by Bill when I sent it in about a year ago. Its good to see he changed his mind.

One of the quintessential Cuban songs -- heard everywhere from the beaches to the interior mountains... beautiful...

No, but for a while there it was on everybody's list of albums to have just to show how cool you could be. So lots of people won't claim it. It's a terrific film though, and the soundtrack takes on more meaning after seeing it.

Muy romanticos. I guess there is more to cuban music than "I Love Lucy." ;-)
The comments here are from the far parts of paradise - Denmark, Spain, Peru, Holland...Am I the only Americana who likes this?