Art Quote by Juanes

Music is so essential to the Cuban character that you can't disentangle it from the history of the nation. the history of Cuban music…

— Ned Sublette

Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - especially in Havana.

— Julia Sawalha

Because there's such a long tradition of the arts being very prominent and very varied in Cuban culture and society, people do use the…

— Rachael Price

Those who have always had faith in its final success can do no less than rejoice as if it was our own triumph after…

— Alejo Carpentier

The roots of Cuban music are in my head.

— Compay Segundo

Can you imagine that Cuba and Europe's youth, who had forgotten about traditional music, who only thought of rock music, are now looking back…

— Compay Segundo

Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the…

— Ruben Blades

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

— Compay Segundo

The world will always love Cuban music, however it changes.

— Ry Cooder

What I really like about Cuba is that you can go into a local bar in a provincial town and you'll get jazz played…

— John Gimlette

I always wanted to go to Cuba growing up. It was this fascinating, forbidden country that seemed to have a lot of politics and…

— Giovanni Ribisi

These musicians, such as these Cubans in Havana, are a part of a scene that did produce great music and great musicians. They came…

— Ry Cooder