Música Cubana - The Sons of Cuba (2005)

After the end of the glorious era in the middle of the last century, Cuba as a musical nation almost stopped being noticed in the west: due to the political situation the music from this Caribbean island only sporadically reached American or European ears. But that changed in the late 1990s when the "Buena Vista Social Club" had its triumphal worldwide success. The movie by Wim Wenders landed a huge surprise coup. Ry Cooder’s album of the same name with sales of eight million copies worldwide was equally successful and finally put Cuba firmly back on the musical world map. The revival gave the greats of the golden age long-deserved international recognition. Now the old guard hands the flame on to the grand children's generation. "Musica Cubana - The Sons Of Cuba" is a brilliant state-of-the-art document of the new young music scene. The "Buena Vista Social Club" rescued the soneros of yesteryear from oblivion; now the next project introduces us to the hopeful talents of today.