![]() Yet, Wenders manages to catch the sweetness in the Cuban relaxed lifestyle, beautiful Rembrandt-like sunshine coming through leaves and a touch of history and relaxed musicians in the act of recollecting. You only get a glimpse and then have to run away for the next character. The film is centered too much on Cooder, and I find the time allotted to Ibrahim, Omara, Compay, Barbarito, Cachaito and the others (the real musical giants) unsatisfactory. Cooder is a scavenger that wanders the exotic musical destinations for the next big hit. ![]() Popular Cuban music is an absolute jewel that had to be forgotten even in its' own country and then brought back into the limelight by the likes of Cooder and Wenders. Their self-titled album and concerts also revived the careers of Cuban musicians like singer Ibrahim Ferrer. I have found Cuba a far away, resolute place, nevertheless glamorous and melancholic. Their signature tune, Chan Chan, a style known as son cubano popular in the 1930s. So I tried to find out all about the Buena Vista history. ![]() I had heard Ibrahim Ferrer was coming to Romania with Buenos Hermanos Tour. This movie was a must for me, not for cinematographic reasons but for the piece of music history it contains.
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