Buena Vista Social Club

The players and singers of the 'son de Cuba' have nurtured this very refined and deeply funky music in an atmosphere sealed off from the fall out of a hyper-organised and noisy world. In the time of about a hundred and fifty years, they have developed a beautiful ensemble concept that works like greased lightning. This album is blessed with some of the finest musicians in Cuba today - their dedication to the music and rapport with each other is unique in my experience. Working on this project was a joy and a great privilege.  This music is alive in Cuba, not some remnant in a museum that we stumbled into. I felt that I had trained all my life for this and yet making this record was not what I expected in the 1990s. Music is a treasure hunt. You dig and dig and sometimes you find something. In Cuba the music flows like a river. It takes care of you and rebuilds you from the inside out. My deepest thanks to everybody who participated in this record.