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Manuel Galbán artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Cuban guitarist Manuel Galban became known in the U.S. after playing with Buena Vista Social Club and winning a Grammy with Ry Cooder. But Galban has long been famous in Cuba because of his work with one of Cuba's most famous groups of the 1960s.
()In 1997, Ry Cooder sparked an international interest in Cuban music as producer and guitarist on the hit CD "Buena Vista Social Club." He recently returned to the same studio where that album was recorded, this time to collaborate with legendary Cuban guitarist Manuel Galban. Listen to an extended version of Cooder's conversation with NPR's Michele Norris, exclusive to NPR Online.
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