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I'M REALLY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE SOME STAND TO YOU.
I'M SORRY WE COULDN'T BE OUTSIDE TONIGHT, BUT IT LOOKS KIND OF FOR BONING.
WE HAD MADE A CALL A FEW HOURS AGO.
IT'S AIR CONDITIONED AND LOVELY.
BISTRO HOUSE IS IN THE HALLWAY, SUN, UM, DRINK WATER AND FOOD.
SO IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, PLEASE GRAB A SNACK.
AND, UM, UM, UH, ELLIOT, WHICH, UH, SHE WILL BE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, WILL BE SO FINAL FROM MARIA RAMOS IF YOU'D LIKE TO PICK UP HER, UM, HER RECORD.
UM, GO AND, UH, HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF INFO.
FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I START, I WOULD LIKE, BESIDES WELCOM YOU TO THANK THE VILLAGE OF SINGS ON HUDSON FOR SUPPORTING THIS SERIES, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE MAYOR, THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, UM, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
LEASE DEPARTMENT IS EW WHO SET US UP AT THE RIVER, UH, FOR THE CONCERTS USUALLY.
UM, AND ANGELO AND THE STAFF AT HARVEST, WHO TREATED THE SPANISH ANTONIO BEFORE THEY CAME OVER HERE, AND THEY DO THAT EVERY TIME THEY HAVE A BAND PLAY, UH, TRO HOUSE WHO'S HERE WITH US.
AND, UM, I JUST WANNA ALSO SAY BEFORE I FORGET, AND WE LEAVE AT THE END, THAT NEXT TUESDAY WE HAVE AN IRISH BAND.
THEY HAPPEN TO BE HERE FROM IRELAND.
IT WAS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BOOK THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE PLAYING THE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL IN STATE THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND.
SO WE TO THEM WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA.
AND ON THE 22ND, WE HAVE A BAND CALLED THE STEEL WHEELS IN AMERICANA BAND IN VIRGINIA.
THEY THROW THE OWN FESTIVAL DOWN IN VIRGINIA.
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THEY HAD
SO THE FOURTH WEEK, THE 29TH, I GRATEFUL, BE LIVE LOCAL, FANTASTIC, GRATEFUL.
THEY COVER DOWN, BE PLAYING, AND THEY'RE RAIN DATE IS THE NEXT DAY OUR CONCERT RAIN ON THE SAME NIGHT WITH THE RAIN CENTER TO THIS COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO, OKAY, SO NOW I'M INTRODUCE THE BAND ABOUT SISSY.
UM, I SAW THIS BAND IN FEBRUARY AT THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK ALLIANCE CONFERENCE IN MONTREAL IN A SHOWCASE ROOM LATE AT NIGHT IN ONE OF THE HOTEL ROOMS. AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE GREAT, SO I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD COME AND PLAY FIRST YEAR.
OKAY, LATIN GRAMMY WINNING MULTIPLE LATIN GRAMMY AND GRAMMY NOMINEE, VOCALIST, MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, PRODUCER, ARRANGE AND FOUNDER, A FLOOR
UM, SHE EMBODIES ALL OF HER MUSICAL INFLUENCES FOR THE CLASSICAL MARIACHI, SALSA, MARQUE, OR HIP HOP, ALWAYS CREATING UNIQUE AND REFRESHING SOUND.
HER VERSATILITY, NATURAL IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS, A BEAUTIFUL TONE HAVE MADE HER ONE OF THE TOP LATIN ARTISTS IN NEW YORK CITY.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, PLEASE WELCOME MARIA.
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YOU.HOW ARE YOU FEELING TONIGHT? THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THAT MUSIC.
WE ARE ALL INDEPENDENT ARTISTS HERE ON STAGE.
UM, VERY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MUSIC WITH PEOPLE THAT I CALL MY FAMILY A MUSICAL FAMILY, AND TO WRITE AND COMPOSE AND ARRANGE WITH THEM AS WELL.
THIS NEXT ONE IS A SONG THAT CAME OUT OF A, A, A REALLY INTENSE BREAKUP ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.
AND THIS IS A POINT DURING THIS HEALING JOURNEY AND SELF LOVE JOURNEY WHERE YOU START THINKING ABOUT TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT ALSO TELLING THE OTHER PERSON, YOU ALSO DID THIS AND YOU DID THIS OTHER THING, AND YOU DID THIS OTHER THING WRONG TO MAKE THIS RELATIONSHIP.
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LOVE THAT WE USED TO HAVE THIS IS CALLED, THAT IS ALSO
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.UM, YOU'RE FEELING THAT IN YOUR HEART.
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HOW ARE WE FEELING? GOOD, ENERGIZED.WE'RE GONNA SLOW IT DOWN WITH A, UH, MY FATHER IS ORIGINALLY FROM
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SO CONNECTED INSTANTLY TO THESE REALLY SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL SONGS FULL OF PASSION.AND I'VE ALWAYS DREAMT OF CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE THROUGH THESE SONGS AND WRITING MY OWN SONGS.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, LIFE BRINGS SADNESS, HAPPINESS, ALL THESE EMOTIONS AND BEEN THROUGH A FEW BREAKUPS, UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT I'VE LET IT ALL OUT WITH THESE SONGS.
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ONE OF THE MOST MAGICAL THINGS ABOUT MUSIC IS THAT IT DOES BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.AND IT BRINGS MUSICIANS TOGETHER TOO TO COLLABORATE.
AND I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE COLLABORATING WITH ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, TREVOR TULA GONNA PASS MIC TO HIM.
HE'S GONNA SHARE ONE OF HIS SONGS.
IT ALWAYS CRACKS ME UP WHEN SHE DOES THAT.
AND THEN SHE'S LIKE, NOW YOU SING A SONG,
SO THIS SONG IS CALLED WALK WITH LOVE.
UH, WE'VE BEEN TOURING A ABOUT THE ELITE PLAYING IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, DIFFERENT CITIES AND ALL SORTS OF STUFF.
AND ONE OF THING THAT SEEMS UNANIMOUS AROUND THE WORLD RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE NEED LOVE MORE THAN EVER.
UM, IT'S A VERY CRUCIAL TIME TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT HOW YOU'RE MOVING THROUGH THE WORLD.
AND, UH, WITH EVERY STEP YOU TAKE, YOU CAN BE SPREADING LOVE.
I, OKAY, SO ONE OF THE MOST, ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS FOR CALL TO JOIN HANDS SHOW UP TO EACH OTHER ACTUALLY TOGETHER.
I ASKED THEM, SAID, YOU GOT A TO THE, THEY SAID, NO, A FIRE HERE.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
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ALL RIGHT.TODAY WITH ALL THESE SONGS THAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE EXPLORING ALL THE SIDES OF LOVE.
THIS NEXT ONE IS A SONG I WROTE BASED ON A LITTLE EFFECT THAT GOES PUERTO RICO, WHERE I WROTE AND IT'S CALLED, WHICH LITERALLY MEANS I LIVED, I WANTED TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT HAVING TO DIE.
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ALL RIGHT, WHO LIKES TO DANCE? YES.[00:50:50]
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I KNOW, BUT THIS PART REALLY HAVE A PARTY.THAT'S THE YOU LIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DANCING AND SINGING AND FOR ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL SMILES.
WE'RE GONNA JAZZ IT UP FOR THIS NEXT SONG.
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HOW ARE YOU FEELING[01:00:01]
DOING? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AGAIN, AND IN THIS, UH, JOURNEY, THIS SET, WE HAVE EXPRESSED SOME LOVE, EMPOWERMENT, TRANSFORMATION, UM,THIS NEXT ONE IS ANOTHER ONE, ANOTHER ANGRY ONE.
YOU KNOW, THAT POINT WHERE YOU BREAK UP OR ANGRY IS CALLED BY A VERY FAMOUS, UH, CUBAN COMPOSER.
AND I KNOW A FEW OF THE SONGS THAT I'VE NEVER HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
I WENT TO THE CUBAN JAZZFEST TREVOR WERE WITH ME, AND WE GOT TO TO DO A FEW SHOWS IN
AND, UH, A LOCAL DRUMMER SENT YOU NEED TO SING THE SONG.
AND YOU KNOW, I, AND I CONNECTED TO, TO THE SONG SO MUCH THAT I RECORDED IT, OKAY? I WAS A LITTLE ANGRY WITH THAT.
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COMING TO AN END TO HAVE FEW OURSELVES FOR YOU.THIS NEXT ONE IS I TURNED TWO.
SO INEVITABLY AFTER ALL THESE BREAKUPS AND SAD TIMES AND EVERYTHING TURNS IN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BUMMER.
BUT INEVITABLY IT ALWAYS COMES.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT PERSON ALL DAY.
SO THIS SONG'S ABOUT HAPPEN, THE WHOLE THING.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CROWD PARTICIPATION IN THIS ONE TOO.
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DOWN NOW PARTICIPATION, YOU HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN THINGS I CAN'T.ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS REALLY FUN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, BARB.
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FOR HAVING US, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, FOR HAVING US OVER GIVE UP FOR SELVES, FOR BEING HERE, MUSIC AND SHARING YOUR LOVELY ENERGY.WE HAVE THIS LAST SONG FOR YOU.
IT'S QUITE A GIFT TO ABLE TO MAKE MUSIC, AMAZING MUSICIANS.
WE ALL TO NEW YORK, WE COME FROM, OF THE WORLD WE HAVE IN CITY.
WE HAVE A SHOW, AUGUST 1ST IN BROOKLYN AT THE PARK.
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THANK YOU.I JUST WANNA SAY BEFORE I GIVE THE MIC BACK TO THIS AMAZING GROUP, UM, I JUST WANT YOU TO PICTURE WHAT IT WAS LIKE IN FEBRUARY AT FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CONFERENCE WHERE THEY HAVE TO BE HAVING THOUSANDS OF SHOWCASES.
AND SOMEBODY SAID TO ME, THEY GO UNTIL FOUR IN THE MORNING IN THE HOTEL SUITES, THEY START IN THE BALLROOM AND IT'S SMALLER AND SMALLER.
AND SOMEBODY SAID, YOU HAVE TO SEE MARIAMA.
SO I SQUEEZE INTO THE ROOM THE SIZE OF THE STAGE, AND I SAT AT HER FEET BECAUSE I WAS FACE AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
SO I'M, SO JOIN YOUR ARMS, YOUR BODY, AND YOUR HAIR, YOUR
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TONIGHT.