Ibrahim Ferrer – Buenos Hermanos (LP, World Circuit)

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing including 12 page booklet and digital download. Released in 2003 when Ferrer was 76 years old Buenos Hermanos now gets a welcome reissue and today sounds more like a classic than ever – quot;the ultimate Latin recordquot; as Cooder described it at the time. quot;I don t think anybody other than Ibrahim would or could make a record like this. It has every kind of nuance and subtlety that it could possibly have as well as muscle quot; he added. Like the original Buena Vista Social Club release and his 1999 solo debut Buena Vista Social Club presents Ibrahim Ferrer the album boasted the same production team of Cooder Nick Gold and engineer Jerry Boys and confirmed Ferrer s place among the all-time great voices of Cuban music. Combining both Cuban and American musicians the hand-picked core band comprised Orlando Cachaito Lopez on bass Manuel Galban on electric guitar piano and organ Chucho Valdes on piano and Miguel Anga Diaz on congas augmented by Ry Cooder on guitars and veteran rock drummer Jim Keltner and Joachim Cooder on percussion.