To explain in more depth, from an interview with Segundo the two characters “are legends of Cuban folklore the lyrics capture the life and culture of the ‘guajiro,’ or peasant of rural Cuba.” As well the song, in Cuban son style, has a softer percussion melody that often heard. They named the group after the homonymous members. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos Gonzlez. The lyrics at the first glance don’t say much, however they are extremely close to the leader of Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo. Buena Vista Social Club is an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of pre-revolutionary Cuba. The lyrics describe a couple, Chan Chan and Juanica, who go to the beach to build their house out of sand, and as they collect it, Juanica shakes the sifter and Chan Chan is aroused. It is written in 1987, and was one of Buena Vista Social Clubs last songs. Includes the songs: Amor De Loca Juventud Buena Vista Social Club Candela Chan Chan De Camino A La Vereda Dos Gardenias El Carretero El Cuarto. One day I woke up listening to those four sensible notes, I put them a lyric inspired on a children tale from my childhood, Juanita y Chan Chan, and you see, now it’s sung everywhere.” – SegundoĬhan Chan is a song that has great meaning for Cuban music history. I look over the balcony and I see nobody, but I hear it as if it was played on the street. I sometimes wake up with a melody on the head, I hear the instruments, all very clear. “I didn’t compose Chan Chan, I dreamed it.