5 Things to Know About the Buena Vista Social Club Comeback

Ibrahim Ferrer and Compay Segundo came out of retirement to record the album. Both had largely stopped performing before being recruited for the project.

Rubén González was also coaxed out of retirement for the sessions. The pianist had not played professionally in years before joining the recording.

Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa were among the other veteran musicians involved. They brought decades of experience to the recordings.

The album revived the careers of these older Cuban musicians. It introduced their music to a new global audience.

The project was not a reunion of an existing group but a newly assembled ensemble. The musicians had not worked together before these sessions.