The phenomenal success of the Buena Vista Social Club did much to reawaken interest in Cuban music around the globe, but more remarkable was the effect the album had on the lives of its featured artists. As he approaches his 100th birthday, Compay Segundo probably is the most internationally recognizable of any Cuban living on the island today -- other than Fidel Castro. Ever delighted by his newfound fame, the simpatico, cigar-smoking Compay has toured extensively with his own band since Buena Vista's 1997 release, and his music has been prolifically rerecorded and repackaged to make his once obscure... More >>>