Soundtracks of Significance: “Buena Vista Social Club”
Buena Vista Social Club was a platinum album, an Oscar-nominated documentary, and a last hurrah for a generation of Cuban musicians. It was also a source of political controversy.
Buena Vista Social Club was a platinum album, an Oscar-nominated documentary, and a last hurrah for a generation of Cuban musicians. It was also a source of political controversy.
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