A Return To Visit Old Friends In 'Buena Vista Social Club: Adios'
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios catches up with the musicians who came to prominence with a 1997 album and a 1999 documentary. It's not an entirely satisfying sequel, but you can sure dance to it.
The time was right to revisit the Buena Vista Social Club. The blockbuster 1997 album and 1999 documentary, chronicling the recording sessions of an ad-hoc group of remarkable Cuban musicians, set off a global wave of appreciation for music in the late '90s. The principal players, many of whom had begun their musical careers before the Communist revolution and had been retired for years before making the album, became overnight celebrities. And in the nearly two decades since the album's release, the name to attend their own Grammy ceremony, now they find their wildest dreams coming true in the twilight of their lives.
