Too many spend too much time trying to live in a fixed point, when our lives are an unfolding journey. Taking on new challenges is how we fix the world. Arturo O'Farrill challengefixjourney Change image and share on social
Jazz and Cuba are inexorably tied together; it's not a branch from a tree. Latin music is part of the root of jazz. Arturo O'Farrill branchcubainexorably Change image and share on social
A lot of groups spend their whole cultural and aesthetic identity trying to move away from Africa, which I think is a mistake. One of the reasons I love Cuba and cultures like that is because they're not trying to move away from their African roots, they're trying to embrace them. That's part of the culture. Arturo O'Farrill aestheticafricaafrican share on social
Culture is a fluid, ongoing process. People tend to look at culture in a fixed time but it's constantly moving and evolving, as is the conversation between Americans and Cubans. Arturo O'Farrill americanconstantlyconversation Change image and share on social
I grew up in an environment with virtually no Hispanics where you see only people in your culture in custodial jobs. I had a messed up image of what we bring to this nation. My father was known as a pioneering figure in Cuban music, but I still associated him with everything that was negative in my neighborhood. I could not have been more mistaken. Arturo O'Farrill bringcubanculture share on social