Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall

Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall is a live album by Buena Vista Social Club. The double album documents the band's complete performance at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on July 1, 1998. The album was produced by guitarist Ry Cooder and released ten years after its recording, on October 13, 2008, through World Circuit.

Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2008
RecordedJuly 1, 1998
GenreSon cubano, bolero, descarga, danzón, guajira, criolla
LabelWorld Circuit, Nonesuch
ProducerRy Cooder
Buena Vista Social Club chronology
Buena Vista Social Club
(1997)
Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall
(2008)
Lost and Found
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

The performance featured veteran Cuban performers such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben González, Compay Segundo, and Omara Portuondo. Parts of the concert were featured in Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated documentary, also called Buena Vista Social Club.

In 2009, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe. [2] As of March 2015 it has sold 47,000 copies in United States. [3]

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Chan Chan" - 4:45
  2. "De camino a la vereda" – 4:58
  3. "El cuarto de Tula" – 8:00
  4. "La engañadora" – 2:44
  5. "Buena Vista Social Club" – 5:59
  6. "Dos gardenias" – 4:23
  7. "Quizás, quizás, quizás" – 3:47
  8. "Veinte años" – 4:06

Disc two

  1. "Orgullecida" – 3:23
  2. "¿Y tú qué has hecho?" – 3:33
  3. "Siboney" – 2:32
  4. "Mandinga" – 5:29
  5. "Almendra" – 5:49
  6. "El carretero" – 5:38
  7. "Candela" – 7:00
  8. "Silencio" - 4:55
  9. "Chanchullo" – 10:37

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