On historic note, Cuban band performs at White House

The groovy sounds of a Cuba-based musical group wafted through the White House on Thursday for the first time in more than 50 years.

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club performed at a White House reception on Thursday to mark Hispanic Heritage Month and the 25th anniversary of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

"It is wonderful to have you here. I was explaining to them that when the documentary about The Buena Vista Social Club came out, I was told it was around 1998, I bought a CD," said President Barack Obama, who asked the audience to "give it up" for the group.