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.

Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music.

There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything.

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.

We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.

I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang.

What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off.