— Catalina Maria Johnson

International radio broadcaster, music curator, writer

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“I wanted to create sounds that would take people to contact each other, see each other, recognize each other and hear each other.”

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Conversing with Bryan Vargas about the Fela! experience from the point of view of the band

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“Ultimately, tango is a way to interpret reality”

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“It has such a special rhythm and cadence, so danceable and with so much fiesta, that it just reaches everyone”.

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“The body makes music, although you cannot hear it. It redraws a rhythm, and all of the universe is rhythm and needs rhythm to be organic and healthy.”

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We caught up with Zenón during his recent visit to Chicago to perform in the Chicago Jazz Ensemble tribute to Charlie Parker, just before a concert that totally reinforced our awe of his musical genius.