Irakere

Eh, todavía, a pesar de que estuvo prácticamente nosotros...

El primer, la primer reconocimiento grande a la música cubana ocurrió en lo, en el año 78 con el Irakere, cuando fue a tocar el Festival de Jazz-

Ajá

...en Newport, en los Estados Unidos, porque antes no nos dejaban entrar aquí en los Estados Unidos, por razones políticas, como tú conoces.

And this was what...

these were like Irakere records that, or-

No. No.

No.

No.

I mean, wow, that's a great question.

Maybe there's an Irakere record that uses the term fantasía, but not, not many Irakere records.

Like, like, if there is, I don't wanna say no 'cause this is a great question-

I'm John Schaefer.

Trumpeter and bandleader Arturo Sandoval is a Latin music legend.

Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and his life was the subject of the film For Love or Country, The Arturo Sandoval Story, with Andy Garcia starring as Arturo.

The real Arturo was born in Cuba, defected to America with the help of his friend Dizzy Gillespie, and became one of the foundational figures in Afro-Cuban jazz.