Always Quote by Ry Cooder

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

The roots of Cuban music are in my head.

— Compay Segundo

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

— Compay Segundo

It is so important for me to keep authentic Cuban sounds alive. All of these great artists have changed the landscape of Latin music…

— Gloria Estefan

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

— Julia Sawalha

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

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

Cuban artists had, for a while, a privileged position within Cuba that is probably going to become slightly less restricted to them. I think…

— Rachael Price

When we decided to go to Cuba to perform, we did it because we just wanted to build a bridge, you know, between Cuba…

— Juanes

I think there [on Cuba] is going to be an extraordinary reception.Cubans are - they want to hold onto their culture, their heritage, but…

— David Muir

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

I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.

— Oona Chaplin