I loved this: When you, as a musician, feel something really strongóthis is the first rule of musicóthe listener's gonna feel it. If I don't feel it, why the hell should you? You have to be feeling something before you hit that string. Actually it's five thingsósoul, heart, mind, body, cojonesóall in one note. That will give you the chills. The songs sometimes are incidental. It's that note, that passage, it can make you start crying.
Also this: There's more Spanish-speaking people in this country than ever, and they gravitate more towards African music, even if they want to claim it is Latino or salsa or whatever. But it's still African music. It's gonna stay, because more people are becoming aware that anything with rhythm comes from Africaóunless you're talking about some aboriginal or American Indian music. It's Africanóget over it, accept it, embrace it, and honor it!
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