Oww! My Pancreas

Firstly, I apologise again for the lack of recent updates, our house move did go very well but getting our broadband set up seems to be taking forever. Hopefully next week should see a dramatic turn-around!

I have a few gifts for today though, Buena Vista Social Club was originally a club in Havana in the 1940's for dancing and music. In the 90's American guitarist Ry Cooder decided that he wanted to base some music on the ideals of the Social Club and enlisted the help of some traditional Cuban musicians. This turned into one of the greatest albums ever and was performed by a full ensemble in 1998 in Amsterdam, which was filmed and released to critical acclaim. Since the original album there have been all sorts of things released under the collective artist name, and recently Rhythms del Mundo was released to help generate money for the tsunami disaster. Rhythms del Mundo was a collaboration of some of the original Social Club members and current artists in the limelight, and consisted of recent pop orientated music done in a Cuban style. And I cant stop dancing!

Buena Vista Social Club - The Dark of the Matinee
Buena Vista Social Club - High and Dry
Buena Vista Social Club - Dancing Shoes [go on try not to dance!]