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I grew up in an environment with virtually no Hispanics where you see only people in your culture in custodial jobs. I had a messed up image of what we bring to this nation. My father was known as a pioneering figure in Cuban music, but I still associated him with everything that was negative in my neighborhood. I could not have been more mistaken.

~Arturo O'Farrill

Topics: Associated Been Bring Could Cuban Culture Environment Everything Father Figure Grew Had Him Hispanics Image Jobs Known Messed Messed Up Mistaken More Music Nation Negative Neighborhood Only People Pioneering See Still Up Virtually Where You Your

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I think the Apollo has always been the people's performing arts center and reflected the community, whether it is Stevie Wonder or Tito Puente.

~Arturo O'Farrill

Topics: Always Apollo Arts Been Center Community People Performing Performing Arts Reflected Stevie Stevie Wonder Think Whether Wonder I Think

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I always leaned toward free jazz... experimental jazz and progressive jazz. I feel like jazz is just part of the flavor and palette that you have as a musician to experiment with.

~Arturo O'Farrill

Topics: Always Experiment Experimental Feel Flavor Free Jazz Just Like Musician Palette Part Progressive Toward You I Feel I Feel Like

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Ray Santos is one of my personal heroes. I model my life on people like him.

~Arturo O'Farrill

Topics: Heroes Him Life Like Model My Life People Personal Ray

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Jazz and Cuba are inexorably tied together; it's not a branch from a tree. Latin music is part of the root of jazz.

~Arturo O'Farrill

Topics: Branch Cuba Jazz Latin Music Part Root Tied Together Tree

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 22nd, 1960

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