Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Coming to Mesa Arts Center, 10/15

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, the Cuban band featuring several of the original musicians made famous for songs such as "Chan Chan" and "Dos Gardenias" will perform at Mesa Arts Center as part of their North American "Adios" tour. Tickets to the performance on October 15 are on sale now at mesaartscenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

Coming almost two decades after the release of the original Grammy-winning, self-titled LP, their new album, Lost and Found, features unreleased tracks--some of which were recorded in the original album's 1996 Egrem studio sessions in Havana during a period of rich and prolific creativity stretching into the early 2000s. Lost and Found also features live recordings from the world tours of Buena Vista's legendary veterans.

The original Buena Vista Social Club album became a surprise international bestseller and the most successful album in the history of Cuban music. It was recorded for World Circuit Records by Ry Cooder over seven days in Havana in 1996, bringing together many of the great names of the golden age of Cuban music in the 1950s, several of whom were coaxed out of retirement for the sessions.

In the years that followed the original release, Buena Vista veterans toured the world and were the subject of a celebrated feature film directed by Wim Wenders. Further acclaimed recordings followed, including solo releases by the singers Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, virtuoso pianist Rubén González and bassist Cachaíto López. A celebratory live album recorded at New York's Carnegie Hall was also released.