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Title: Excellent Music and Real-Life Stories
Review: It's amazing how little most of us know about Cuba or its people. The news gives us only part of the story, and most films look at either the past or are purely political in nature. Wim Wenders' "The Buena Vista Social Club" provides a wonderful view of not only life in Cuba today, but the glorious musical history of Cuba's past. Forgotten musicians and vocalists are shown at home, in the recording studio, and in concert outside of Cuba, performing music that the people know, but apparently don't (or can't) acknowledge publicly in their own country. This is a wonderful slice of life and culture that most Americans have no idea exists. Credit should go to Ry Cooder and his son, who comment on what the music and experience means to them. An enjoyable documentary.
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