Product Code: | WCV080 |
Artist: | Buena Vista Social Club |
Origin: | UK & Europe |
Label: | World Circuit (2008) |
Format: | 2 X LP |
Availability: | In Stock |
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Cover: M
Record: M
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Genre: | Jazz , Latin , World N |
Brand new sealed double album housed in a gatefold cover. Includes 4 page booklet.
Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall is a live double album by Buena Vista Social Club and producer Ry Cooder, performed at Carnegie Hall on July 1, 1998, but released over ten years later on October 13, 2008.
The performance featured veteran Cuban performers like Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Compay Segundo, and Omara Portuondo. The performance was also featured in Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated documentary, also called Buena Vista Social Club.
The album has sold over eight million copies, making it the best-selling world music album ever.