Afro-Cuban All Stars March 14, 2009

Juan De Marcos González, the Quincy Jones of Cuba, has a mission to show the world the wealth, diversity and vitality of Cuban music. His work with the Afro-Cuban All Stars, Buena Vista Social Club, Ruben González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Sierra Maestra and others has made an extraordinary contribution to raising the profile of Cuban music throughout the world.

Despite the new-found worldwide success of Cuban music, it is the appreciation of the music within Cuba itself that González finds most satisfying: "When you live in an isolated country you always think things are better elsewhere. Because of that the influence of American music has been very strong. But we are going to keep the roots. I am very confident about that."

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