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One of the longest surviving legends of Cuban music, the Buena Vista Social Club's Compay Segundo was part of the musical history of his country for over 70 years. His music sums up everything that Cuba evokes - music, revolution, rum, women, cigars and sunshine. In this insightful portrait of the man and his music, Compay Segundo reveals a century of Cuban music and politics, recounting his early days playing guitar in the bars of Santiago, his move to Havana in 1934, at which time he became a fixture on the Cuban music scene, and his re-emergence in the 1990s after retiring from music for 2 decades to work as a tobacconist. Filled with music performances both solo and with the Buena Vista Social Club, this fascinating portrait of an incomparable musician is also a portrait of a country as mythical as it is misunderstood.
Includes performances with other members of Buena Vista Social Club of these classics -- Chan Chan, La Ternera, Fidelidad, Lagrimas Negras, Ahora Me Da Pena and more!
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