So That When I Came From Panama...

I Was A Kid, And I Remember My Mother Singing. She Was Also A Radio Soap Opera Actress, But My Mother Sang.

Yes, I Was Going To Law School And It Was Closed In '69.

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.

So That I Saw Music As A Way Of Documenting Realities From The Urban Cities Of Latin America.

I Was Born In Panama, The Republic Of Panama, On July 16, 1948 In Panama City, In An Area Called San Felipe.