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The One Classical Album That Almost Caused Cuban Musician Roberto Fonseca to Quit Playing the Piano

By Josh Davidoff | July 3, 2017

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“In Cuba you will find any type of music: mariachi, heavy metal, dubstep, or even free jazz… It’s a mystery — it’s something magical that you will find there in any type of music.”


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