HAVANA -- Compay Segundo, 95, the wiry, cigar-smoking musician who was nearing 90 when he soared from obscurity to worldwide fame with the film and album "Buena Vista Social Club," died of kidney ...

Compay Segundo, the wiry, cigar-smoking musician who was nearing 90 when he soared from obscurity to worldwide fame with the ” Buena Vista Social Club, ” has died in Havana. He was 95. Mr. Compay, who ...

It would be hard to imagine a better group of artists to bring to life the golden age of Cuban music that the one Ry Cooder cobbled together in Havana nearly three decades ago. Guitarist, vocalist and ...

Compay Segundo Quijote Tropical documents the life and career of the Cuban musician who became known the world over after his appearance in the movie Buena Vista Social Club The film includes live ...

Buena Vista Social Club have unearthed a previously unreleased track, “Vicenta,” which will appear on the upcoming 25th-anniversary reissue of the Cuban outfit’s acclaimed self-titled album, out ...

Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles, known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer. Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, so called because he was always ...