AY, CANDELA!

"I had suffered a lot through music. I felt... I don't know how to say it... disappointed by my life in music. But he went on until I agreed to record a number with him. I told him I could not go anywhere without getting ready. He said, "No, no, they are doing the recording now!" So, I left the shoes I was shining, and went with him to Egrem Studios."

-Ibrahim Ferrer, on joining the Buena Vista Social Club as a 70 year-old shoe shiner.