Ry Cooder

Buena Vista Social Club says farewell to the stage in April.

They were forgotten masters of a long-ago sound, their faces deeply lined and their hands spotted with age.
     
Then, suddenly, at an age when many performers would be retired, the members of this old-school band found themselves playing in some of the most hallowed venues around the world, sharing stages with the likes of Sting and Shakira.