In 1996, a group of legendary Cuban musicians were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. This documentary shows some of their songs being recorded in the studio, concert footage from Amsterdam and New York City, and some of the musicians talking about their lives in Cuba and how they got started in music.

Interviews recorded in Havana, Cuba in1998?; concerts recorded at Le Carré, Amsterdam on April 11-12, 1998 and Carnegie Hall, New York on July 1, 1998.