So That I Saw Music As A

Every Band Had Their Own Distinctive Sound, But It Was Pretty Much Dancing Music And Rhythmic Music With A Tremendous Emphasis On Copying The Cuban Models.

I Think In New York We Had Respect And We Would Pretty Much Fill Up The Places Where We Went, But I Never Got The Sense That We Really Were Number 1 Here In New York Among The Latin Crowds.

So That I Saw Music As A Way Of Documenting Realities From The Urban Cities Of Latin America.

I Was The First Person To Come Into New York With A Latin American Point Of View Which Was Also Very Much Influenced By Political Happenings In Latin America.

What Is Interesting In This Is The Exchange Of Music That Occurred Between New Orleans And Cuba, I Mean, They Had Ferries That Would Go From One Port To Another.