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Those who have always had faith in its final success can do no less than rejoice as if it was our own triumph after five years of daily struggle to impose Cuban music on the European continent.

— Alejo Carpentier

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When we decided to go to Cuba to perform, we did it because we just wanted to build a bridge, you know, between Cuba and the rest of the community. And we just wanted to prove that music and art need to be over all ideology or way to think life, and we just wanted to go in there and play just because of love.

— Juanes

The roots of Cuban music are in my head.

— Compay Segundo

I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century.

— Alejo Carpentier

To our brothers in Latin America and the world, we must convey that the Cuban people will overcome.

— Fidel Castro

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 towards their grandparents? That is a phenomenon.

— Compay Segundo

The Cuban people have an amazingly strong and unbroken spirit.

— Wim Wenders

Once you're successful with a certain kind of music, it's hard not to have faith in it as a means to stay successful.

— Roberta Flack

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

— Julia Sawalha

If our music survives, which I have no doubt it will, then it will because it is good.

— Jerry Goldsmith

✗Opposing Perspectives

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

— Compay Segundo