The words in this sweet and tender Cuban song Y Tú Qué Has Hecho (Eng: And What Have You Done?) bring to mind images and sentiments from Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales, such as The Selfish Giant. It was Cuban musician…
Blog Archives
¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? – Buena Vista Social Club
Tagged with: Buena Vista Social Club, compay segundo, Eusebio Delfín, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ry Cooder, Wim Wenders, Y Tú Qué Has Hecho
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Veinte Años (1956) – María Teresa Vera
I first heard “Veinte Años” (Eng: Twenty Years) in the 1999 documentary celebrating Cuban music, Buena Vista Social Club (image inset). It’s hard to know where to begin with this iconic Cuban song, since it has been performed by many…
Tagged with: Buena Vista Social Club, compay segundo, cuba, María Teresa Vera, omara portuondo, trova, Veinte años
Posted in Music
Posted in Music
