Wim Wenders’ Buena Vista Social Club, the beloved music documentary about a late-90s revival of midcentury Cuban son music, was a byproduct of collaboration, fortuitous timing and sheer coincidence. Wenders first sought record producer and guitar player Ry Cooder as a creative counterpart for his 1982 U.S. debut Hammett. But when producers balked at the…
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ is an Encounter at the End of “World Music”
Written by Landon Palmer
