The bestselling 1997 album of Cuban, string-infused traditional music that became a global hit inspired a new Broadway show. NBC News sat exclusively with some original members in Havana.

A new musical inspired by the 1997 hit album gives a fictional back story to the veteran performers of the Havana music scene.

The real music club was in the Buenavista quarter of Havana. It was once the go-to place for dance styles like son Cubano and bolero — that are as fun to watch on a Broadway stage as in a