Buena Vista Social Club: a Cuban band

"Buena Vista Social Club: una banda cubana"
Spanish B1 writing exercise

Learn about the Buena Vista Social Club, a famous Cuban band.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to popularise", "children's story", "anecdote", "sand" and "to compose".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Piriz BA
Last updated: 2023-03-24

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Pronombre de complemento indirecto, Pronombre de complemento directo, El Pretérito Indefinido

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When I get home, I'm going to listen to a great Cuban music group that is called the Buena Vista Social Club. Its first album was released in 1996, it popularised the Cuban son and its artists became known worldwide. I love the song "Chan Chan". It is inspired by a children's story that tells the adventures of Juanica and Chan Chan, who were building a house and they went to the sea to look for sand. Compay Segundo, the author of the song, says he dreamed of it before formally composing it and that it brings back very good memories.

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