Buena Vista Social Club's origins lie with guitarist extraordinaire Ry Cooder, who in 1996 traveled to Havana to seek out a number of legendary local musicians whose musical careers largely ended decades earlier with the rise of Fidel Castro. Cooder recruited the likes of singer Ibrahim Ferrer, guitarist Compay Segundo and pianist Rubn Gonzlez and entered Havana's Egrem Studios to record this Grammy-winning album. Filmmaker Wim Wenders was also on hand to film several of the collectives' concerts and recording sessions resulting in the Academy Award winning film of the same name. Truly inspiring music!rie