Chan Chan (Compay Segundo) | Playing For Change | Song Around The World

Download this track for free, as a PFC Member: This song reached the masses from the Buena Vista Social Club project and I have heard so many variations and versions performed around the world ever since. We decided to create our own version while on a trip recording and filming music in Cuba in 2015. The Legendary Pancho Amat on the Cuban tres along with the incredible piano playing of Roberto Carcasses set the framework for this song, and then once we heard Teté Garcia Caturla sing lead vocals we realized exactly why we do what we do. Listen to how well Cuba, the USA, and the Middle East all get along when the music plays. - Mark Johnson, PFC producer and co-founder JOIN THE MOVEMENT Subscribe to our newsletter: Join us as a PFC Member: GET SOCIAL OUR PARTNERS: Audio-Technica—Audio pioneer in high-performance sound design Established in 1962, Audio-Technica is a worldwide group of companies devoted to the design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of problem-solving audio equipment. Initially known for state-of-the-art phonograph cartridges, A-T now creates high-performance microphones, headphones, wireless systems, mixers and electronic products for home and professional use. For more information visit: Tough Corning® Gorilla® Glass is enhancing the digital life with best-in-class, durable device glass that provides superior resistance to damage from the drops, bumps, and scratches of everyday use. When this durable glass is designed on both sides of a smartphone, it also enables better reception, more efficient wireless charging, and new levels of customization. For more information visit: Playing For Change (PFC) is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. The primary focus of PFC is to record and film musicians performing in their natural environments and combine their talents and cultural power in innovative videos called Songs Around The World. Creating these videos motivated PFC to form the Playing For Change Band—a tangible, traveling representation of its mission, featuring musicians met along their journey; and establish the Playing For Change Foundation—a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting music programs for children around the world. Through these efforts, Playing For Change aims to create hope and inspiration for the future of our planet. To learn more about the work of the PFC Foundation, visit