Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He's also paid tribute my talent a bit, even though I don't know half of what he knows.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The roots of Cuban music are in my head.
I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.
I tend to listen to country music more than Cuban music.
I think Frank Ocean is a talented artist; I think he's created material that made me know his name, that impressed me, with things he said on a song like 'Novacane.'
Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.
Part of my success with urban bachata is reinventing yourself as an artist and continuing to give people different kind of fusions, mixing up the elements and concepts without changing the beat.
My music library has about every genre of music possible. I've really gotten into Ray LaMontagne, He makes amazing music, so I listen to him, and he's a great artist.
I'm a fan of all these genres of music, everything from Mumford & Sons to Beach Boys to doo-wop music to reggae.
I really admire David Guetta; he's an unbelievable DJ and I love his style, his music and everything like that. So I look up to him.
When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.