Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (Official Audio)

The original Buena Vista Social Club album was recorded for World Circuit Records over six days at the vintage EGREM studios in Havana. Released in 1997, the album went on to become a worldwide phenomenon, selling over 8 million copies and contributing to the rise in popularity of Cuban, as well as Latin American, music.

Since forming in London in the mid-1980s, World Circuit Records has made its reputation by producing some of the finest albums of the past three decades. The label’s prestigious roster includes Buena Vista Social Club and associated solo artists (including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Omara Portuondo and Orlando ‘Cachaíto’ López), Malian blues pioneer Ali Farka Touré, Malian divas and social activists Oumou Sangaré and Fatoumata Diawara, master kora player Toumani Diabaté, the illustrious Orchestra Baobab, musical iconoclast Cheikh Lô, and Fela Kuti’s legendary drummer and co-creator of Afrobeat Tony Allen.

With reissues and brand new releases coming soon, World Circuit continues to bring diverse, genre-defying music to a wider audience.

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LYRICS
(Spanish)
De Alto Cedro voy para Marcané
Luego a Cueto voy para Mayarí.
El cariño que te tengo
Yo no lo puedo negar
Se me sale la babita
Yo no lo puedo evitar.
Cuando Juanica y Chan Chan
En el mar cernían arena
Como sacudía el ‘jibe’
A Chan Chan le daba pena.
Limpia el camino de paja
Que yo me quiero sentar
En aquel tronco que veo
Y así no puedo llegar.
De Alto Cedro voy para Marcané
Luego a Cueto voy para Mayarí.

(English)
I’m going from Alto Cedro
to Marcané
Then from Cueto, I’m going
to Mayarí.
The love I have for you I cannot deny
My mouth is watering
I just can’t help myself.
When Juanika and Chan Chan
Sifted sand together on the beach
How her bottom shook and
Chan Chan was aroused!
Clean the dry sugar cane
leaves from the path
So I can get to that trunk
I want to sit down.
I’m going from Alto Cedro
to Marcané
Then from Cueto, I’m going
to Mayarí.

#BuenaVistaSocialClub #ChanChan #Cuba

[TheSecondsHand]

I lost my documents in Mexico when I was 21 and couldn’t get back to United States for few days. I remember sitting in a hotel balcony in Puerto Vallarta staring at the sunset and this song was playing on the radio. Although I was stressed about my situation I thought to myself “life is beautiful indeed”....

[onkgolotsemosekikhetho]

I heard this song once but didn't know its name. You have no idea how crazy it drove me. All I could remember were the guitars pieces and what sounds like bongos. No lyrics, no video but pain. It played nonstop inside my head until

free.

[jhonnydleon]

I will never get tired of listening to this masterpiece.

[samsoncooper]

A Cuban cigar, in a smokey bar, chatting, laughing and living life. I think this song sums up Cuban lifestyle perfectly

[cleandersonsantana]

Hay músicas que rompen las fronteras de sus países, y esta es una de ellas. Saludos desde BRASIL hermanos cubanos. Hermanos latino americanos.

[marinakacarska]

This was my father's favourite song, and we used to listen Buena Vista in those happy times when we were together. Today (22.02.2022) is a second anniversary of my father's death, and I am listening this song in his honour. I miss you, and I want you to know that everything I am today is all because of you.

[FeverTunez]

Everytime my father was expecting guests this music was playing all around the house. Instant mood to prepare a party. My father died in 2013 and has been an example how to enjoy life to the fullest. I miss him everyday. I love how this album brings back so much memories of him.

[dsherter]

Just curious - anyone else obsessed with this song? I

[lindanavarro]

VIVA MI CUBA BELLA. TE AMO Y TE NECESITO TIERRA QUERIDA. ❤🎉😢😢😍🥰😘🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺

[martinlatvian]

Spanish language is made for singing and latino fingers are made to touch the guitar. Respect and Love

[elnopal]

SALUDOS DE MEXICANOS DESDE ECUADOR!! HERMANOS LATINOAMERICANOS!! QUE VIVA CUBA!!

[gabrielstojkovic]

That song is absolute one of the best Spanish songs I have ever heard👍🏻😘
Greetings from Serbia 🇨🇺🇷🇸

[PesimistaErudito]

Desde Escocia en pleno invierno escucho este tema. Afuera está bajo cero y cae nieve pero escucho esta música para recordar mis raíces latinoamericanas y mantenerme cálido por dentro.

[perrycloete]

During a business trip to Havana I went out to dinner in the beautifully restored part of the old city...as I ate a group of musicians came along...and asked what Id like to hear..the album had just come out and I said Chan Chan...they smiled and for the next 30 minutes played the album and more....man Id love to relive that night.

[piop]

Vive les Caraïbes, vive la Guadeloupe, vive Cuba et vive l'Afrique ❤❤❤❤

[annhitchcock]

My Abuelita was from Cuba. She was the great grandmother to my sons. I learned most of my horrible Spanish from her. She had a terrible time in Cuba. She had to give up her daughter when she was only 6 years old during “ Operation Pedro Pan”. Her husband was tortured and killed, she was imprisoned. She had a perpetual sadness in her eyes but she was very proud and strong. I love that woman and I’m glad her blood flows in my son’s veins.

[estelita]

La alarma d mi hijo..un gringo nacido n Palm Beach Florida d otra gringa nacida n New Orleans Louisiana...🇨🇺mi Padre un Santaclareño estaría muy orgulloso..era súper fan d BNSC

[travelispassionromania]

This music flows through my bones to the soul. Love and respect always to Cuba 🇨🇺 music!!!

[Ilonfloyd]

Here I am from Georgia 🇬🇪 in 2024! 💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻

[oscarpiedrahitaosorio]

El son cubano nos conecta con un ritmo que obliga a escuchar y a bailar a todo latino. Viva latinoamérica. Vivan nuestras raíces, viva nuestra Historia. un abrazo al Pueblo Cubano desde Colombia.