This video features the celebrated track ‘El Cuarto De Tula,’ taken from Buena Vista Social Club’s 25th Anniversary Editions. Footage of the legendary 1996 Havana…
Buena Vista Social Club’s ‘El ‘Cuarto De Tula’ Video
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