I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century.
“It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.”
“Then my mother was taken ill and died and my father took me to St. Mary's.”