"Music has no language, so definitely there's a special power to reach the spiritual power, the divinity, music is the only way, no other way to reach there.
M stands morality, U stands for Universality, S stands for Spirituality, I stands for Individuality, C stands for Creativity."
Music.
Rajhesh Vaidhya
Whether you believe there is another way to reach there, music is the one way to reach there that can happen spontaneously, no meditation, no praying, no drugs, just the moment when you are transported to that magical place where all is right with the universe.
What has that got to do with 75 Cubans? Glad you asked. Follow me below the Fleur-de-Kos
As an unapologetic fan of Playing For Change, I follow them on Facebook and they have a new CD/DVD coming out. One of the selections is "Guantanamera"
We invite you to watch and enjoy another Song Around The World from our new album: "Guantanamera". We started the song with Carlos Varela in Havana and it features over 75 Cuban musicians around the world, from Havana and Santiago to Miami, Barcelona and Tokyo. We recorded and produced this track with Jackson Browne, who explains that "traveling with Playing For Change across Cuba was one of the most rewarding and inspiring musical experiences of my life."
When I wake up (usually about 4:30AM!) and sit down to checkout what's happening FB is one of the tabs of my home pages. Since I follow PFC I was happy to see they posted one of the new songs from their new project and immediately followed the link to watch and listen to "Guantanamera".
A much better way to start the day than reading another post on how fucked up the world is.
I've pretty much given up on the powers that be to do the right thing and instead prefer to support those who are down in the trenches working to make a difference, like PFC and my personal favorite, the HeroRats of APOPO.
So put on your headphones (or not) and listen to 75 Cubans transcend politics and boarders and take us there.