Eliades Ochoa - El Carretero
This song is from the first Buena Vista Social Club album produced by Ry Cooder in 1997. I know own a few of the albums that have been put out by Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, and can almost always recognize a Buena Vista artist’s song when I hear one. The music is timeless and amazing, and never fails to catch my attention.
I actually went to watch Ibrahim Ferrer when he performed at ASU’s Gammage Auditorium in 2002; I consider myself fortunate to have seen the great artist in action before he passed away (August 2005). For those of you who don’t know who the Buena Vista Social Club is, I would recommend renting the DVD as it shows the amazing ensemble of Cuban artists that were reunited to produce these amazing albums. For now, I’ll leave you with Eliades Ochoa’s El Carretero which also serves as the perfect closing song for Coffee Shop Week - which I hope you’ve enjoyed.
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