>> Daymé Arocena: Hello, my name is Daymé Arocena and I would love to talk to you about Afro-Cuban influences. I believe in these current days when you say Cuba, you are already saying Afro because it doesn't matter how your color skin is, every single Cuban has at least little bit of African blood in their bodies. We all eat rice and beans, fried plantains, guacamole. Even the Cuban tamales are different because they got the African seasoning. We all know how to say "asere." We all know how to move our body, or shoulders, or hips when we move when we dance because honestly, Africa is inside us. Basically, Africa lives in the soul of my people. [ Music ] In Cuba, everybody knows that Yemayá is the saint of the sea, even if they're not a Santeria petitioner. [ Music ] If you think our music or Afro-Cuban genres or rhythms, or musical styles like chachacha, mambo, rumba, son montuno, those guys are the basis of what we call today Latin Jazz or Salsa, which are international phenomenons that they found their basis in Cuba. So absolutely every single musician, and I believe people in general should know this. That even when we are a tiny little island, our music has made a global impact. That's why I feel so proud to say that I am a Cuban musician because our Cuban mixed-race culture created a beautiful spot for us in the history of music around the world.