Frogtoon Music

Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club

Artist Biography For Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club Is An Ensemble Of Cuban Musicians Established In 1996 To Revive The Music Of Pre-Revolutionary Cuba. The Project Was Organized By World Circuit Executive Nick Gold Produced By American Guitarist Ry Cooder And Directed By Juan De Marcos González. They Named The Group After The Homonymous Members' Club In The Buenavista Quarter Of Havana A Popular Music Venue In The 1940s. To Showcase The Popular Styles Of The Time Such As Son Bolero And Danzón They Recruited A Dozen Veteran Musicians Many Of Whom Had Been Retired For Years. The Group's Eponymous Album Was Recorded In March 1996 And Released In September 1997 Quickly Becoming An International Success Which Prompted The Ensemble To Perform With A Full Line-Up In Amsterdam And New York In 1998. German Director Wim Wenders Captured The Performance On Film For A Documentary—also Called Buena Vista Social Club—that Included Interviews With The Musicians Conducted In Havana. Wenders' Film Was Released In June 1999 To Critical Acclaim Receiving An Academy Award Nomination For Best Documentary Feature And Winning Numerous Accolades Including Best Documentary At The European Film Awards. The Success Of Both The Album And Film Sparked A Revival Of Interest In Traditional Cuban Music And Latin American Music In General. Some Of The Cuban Performers Later Released Well-Received Solo Albums And Recorded Collaborations With Stars From Different Musical Genres. The "Buena Vista Social Club" Name Became An Umbrella Term To Describe These Performances And Releases And Has Been Likened To A Brand Label That Encapsulates Cuba's "musical Golden Age" Between The 1930s And 1950s. The New Success Was Fleeting For The Most Recognizable Artists In The Ensemble Compay Segundo Rubén González And Ibrahim Ferrer Who Died At The Ages Of Ninety-Five Eighty-Four And Seventy-Eight Respectively Compay Segundo And González In 2003 Then Ferrer In 2005. Several Surviving Members Of The Buena Vista Social Club Such As Veteran Singer Omara Portuondo Trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal Laúd Player Barbarito Torres And Trombonist And Conductor Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos Currently Tour Worldwide To Popular Acclaim With New Members Such As Singer Carlos Calunga And Pianist Rolando Luna As Part Of A 13-Member Band Called Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Chan Chan

“I Didn’t Compose Chan Chan I Dreamed It. I Dream The Music. I Sometimes Wake Up With A Melody On The Head I Hear The Instruments All Very Clear. I Look Over The Balcony And I See Nobody But I Hear It As If It Was Played On The Street. I Don’t Know What It Was. One Day I Woke Up Listening To Those Four Sensible Notes I Put Them A Lyric Inspired On A Children Tale From My Childhood Juanita Y Chan Chan And You See Now It’s Sung Everywhere.” – Segundo Chan Chan Is A Song That Has Great Meaning For Cuban Music History. It Is Written In 1987 And Was One Of Buena Vista Social Clubs Last Songs. The Lyrics Describe A Couple Chan Chan And Juanica Who Go To The Beach To Build Their House Out Of Sand And As They Collect It Juanica Shakes The Sifter And Chan Chan Is Aroused. The Lyrics At The First Glance Don’t Say Much However They Are Extremely Close To The Leader Of Buena Vista Social Club Compay Segundo. To Explain In More Depth From An Interview With Segundo The Two Characters “are Legends Of Cuban Folklore The Lyrics Capture The Life And Culture Of The ‘guajiro ’ Or Peasant Of Rural Cuba.” As Well The Song In Cuban Son Style Has A Softer Percussion Melody That Often Heard. As Well It Has Only 4 Notes Even If It Seems Like More The Entire Song Is Played With Four Tones Mixed Together And Layered To Create The International Hit.

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