Cuban-American pianist Nachito Herrera has lived in the United States for 22 years, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots.
Cuban-American pianist Nachito Herrera has lived in the United States for 22 years, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots.
Diana and Kevin, two U.S. history professors who recently visited Cuba, say there are still ways to go there legally in 2023. “I would really encourage folks to come to Cuba and then from that experience…come to your own conclusions about what Cuba is like as a country,” says Diana.
American schools require no more than 45 minutes of music education a week, and most of that is just fumbling with plastic recorders. If you look 90 miles south, you’ll find a country that treats their music department the way Texas treats youth football.