Buena Vista Social Club trumpeter remembered

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Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler remember Cuban musician Luis Manuel Mirabal Vázquez, who died last year at age 91. A founding member of the Buena Vista Social Club, Mirabal was considered one of Cuba’s greatest trumpeters.

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