Buena Vista Social Club Page #5

I've played with many orchestras

in my time

And this is how I met Ruben

I'd played with so many pianists,

And he was the only one missing

Now it turns out we're a great duo

My great strength is that

I have a good ear

I can also sight-read very fast

So before he plays a note,

I already have it in mind

My name is Amadito Valdes.

I am percussionist

I use my father's name as he was

my source of inspiration

I followed in his footsteps

In the field of percussion,

the timbal is very limited

Whoever plays it must be

very aware of that...

...and use his imagination

Because this is an instrument

which is rather limited...

...in its physical design,

you could say

It's a humble instrument

But one that lends

a lovely color...

...to popular dance music

My name is Manuel Mirabal Vazquez

better know as 'EI Guajiro'

I started playing at

the age 18

So I've been playing the trumpet

for 47 years

It was great playing with

all the compa?ros

If it hadn't been for the Buena Vista,

they would have been forgotten

No one would remember lbrahim,

Ruben, Compay Segundo

To see Compay, at the age of 90,

playing the tres so well

And Ruben playing the piano

I think this is the key to

the success of these recordings

My name is Barbaro Alberto

Torres Delgado

In musical jargon, everyone

knows me as 'Barbarito Torres'

I've played Cuban country music

since I was ten

I play the laud, which is

Arabic in origin

The Moors took it to Spain

where it was modified

There they made a laud

with a longer neck

The medieval troubadours

introduced it to Cuba...

...where is modified again

This resulted in the Cuban laud

which is the one I play

Tula's bedroom

has gone up in flames

She fell asleep

without blowing out the candle

Call the firemen

Bring lots of hoses

Tell them Tula's bedroom

has gone up in flames

Barbarito is on the loose!

He's crazy

Arrest him

My name is Pio Leyva

'EI Montunero de Cuba'

My name is Manuel Licea,

'Puntillita'

Domino! Can't you see

I'm a phenomenon?

You can't beat me, Puntillita

At dominoes, I'm number one

You might be the best singer.

But at dominoes, I'm the best

- Shall we join them?

- Wait till they call us

Hey, come to the studio!

Now I'm thrashing this guy at

dominoes, I must go to the studio

- OK, you're winning three-two

- We'll continue later

Let's see how the recording

is going

- See? You can't play with me

- Man, give me a chance

I'm happy to have had

the opportunity...

...to co-ordinate and take part in

this project

It's brought together all the

great names of Cuban music...

...who'd been practically

forgotten here

People like Ruben Gonzalez...

...one of the three greatest

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