A Lot Of Times You're Just Conditioned

Every Band Had Their Own Distinctive Sound, But It Was Pretty Much Dancing Music And Rhythmic Music With A Tremendous Emphasis On Copying The Cuban Models.

But, When I Was About Thirteen, I Began To Sort Of Sing In My Neighborhood.

So That When I Came From Panama... My Family Was Exiled In 1973 And They Went To Miami.

What Is Interesting In This Is The Exchange Of Music That Occurred Between New Orleans And Cuba, I Mean, They Had Ferries That Would Go From One Port To Another.

So That When I Came To New York Again, It Was, I'm Not Too Sure Right Now, But It Was '74 Or '75. I Went To Miami In '74 And Then I Came To New York, I Think, At The End Of '74.