November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003
For the last 5 years i have had a fascination with Afro-cuban and Afro-brazillian culture and music. the rhythms and perscussions just have a way to stir my soul like no other music. its still kind of primal. you can still hear Africa in the music. listening to his music for the first time was like when i first dusted off dad's Isaac Hayes albums almost 15 years ago.
This is one of my favorite songs of all genres. Compay was truly on his game. I am so grateful that he and other cuban musicians of his time lived so long that there music could be resurrected during the 90's after being repressed for so long under Castro's dictatorship. He wrote the following song and also plays the lead guitar on the following track. although i am fluent in spanish i cant understand a word he says. but the strings and flute make the words irrelevant. simply amazing. enjoy and never look back.
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