Buena Vista Social Club Look

And speaking of the visit of US President Barack Obama, Cuba, jumped to the fore the issue of Buena Vista Social Club.

And is that a few days before the historic visit, there were two events, on the one hand, the legendary musicians continue touring the world bringing the repertoire that made grangearse the title of troubadours, the old troubadours (as opposed to so-called representatives New Trova); and on the other hand, the replacement in the television programming DirecTV's famous Wim Wenders documentary, "Buena Vista Social Club".

Although they are not essential to the orchestra figures as Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, pianist Ruben Gonzalez, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea, Pio Leyva and Orlando "Cachaíto" López, because they died; the group continues to carry the world all the flavor of Cuban popular and traditional music, the voice of Omara Portuondo.

A comment is that because guitarist Ry Cooder US was determined to search for the legendary performers once he heard the sixties in -cassettes- old tapes, and later was accompanied by Wenders in the documentary, those interpreters were released worldwide.

Even in the tape they practically confess that they no longer sang, and even felt that people cared little what they did. It turns out that since 1998, when he left the diffusion of these artists thanks to the film, these musicians have not stopped at home: always continue touring and gigging, giving a true example of talent and perseverance.