Chan Chan

One of the Buena Vista Social Club s pre-eminent figures, Francisco Compay Segundo Repilado died in July 2003 aged 95. The depth of his mesmerising guitar work and the perfect diction and quavering character in his voice, ensured that listeners felt they d known him all their lives. Like his colleague Ibrahim Ferrer, Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz was born in the Caribbean-influenced region of Santiago de Cuba, specifically Siboney, a town immortalised in Ernesto Lecuona s brooding late- 20s hit of the same name. He achieved phenomenal international success through the Ry Cooder produced and Grammy award winning Buena Vista Social Club recordings, a project in which his style and panache played a vital part. Here are 2CDs of his original recordings from Cuba; from a golden age right through to recent times, Compay never stopped giving his best. Union Square Music are very proud to present a brand new range of specially packaged releases from the Metro stable. Each of these fabulous titles are packaged in a six-panel digipack and come with a collectors 24 page full colour fold-out poster.