| Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall | ||||
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| Released | October 13, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | July 1, 1998 | |||
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| Length | 77:01 | |||
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| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
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Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall is a live album by Buena Vista Social Club. The double album documents the band's complete performance at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on July 1, 1998. The album was produced by guitarist Ry Cooder and released ten years after its recording, on October 13, 2008, through World Circuit.
The performance featured veteran Cuban performers such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben González, Compay Segundo, and Omara Portuondo. Parts of the concert were featured in Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated documentary, also called Buena Vista Social Club.
In 2009, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[2] As of March 2015 it has sold 47,000 copies in United States.[3]
- ^ Thom Jurek. "Buena Vista Social Club – At Carnegie Hall". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ "Color". Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Archived from the original on 2015-03-25.