Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Quotable

“I don’t understand how a name that has brought so much glory to Cuba can be omitted.”

– Pianist Chucho Valdes, interviewed in El Pais, on Cuban media’s omission of any mention of his father from coverage of the Grammy award they just won together. Bebo Valdes has lived outside Cuba since the 1960’s.

at

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    “I don’t understand how a name that has brought so much glory to Cuba can be omitted.”

    Huh? Chucho Valdes must have just read Granma for the first time in 50 years.

    ReplyDelete
  2. leftsideDecember 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    Maybe Chucho should read some other outlets. In online editions, I see mentions of Bebo's award in Radio Cadena Agramonte, Juventud Rebelde, Cubanow, Radio Baracoa, Radio Rebelde, Ahora, Cubadebate, AIN, Adelante, Escambrey, Radio Guantanamo, Sol y Son Magazine, UNEAC, etc... hardly sounds like an omission to me.

    ReplyDelete