Carlos Averhoff Jr is a Latin Grammy nominated Cuban tenor saxophonist with the album Buena Vista Social Club Presenta a Omara Portuondo. He is a contemporary Afro-Cuban Jazz composer and educator at Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory.

 

Eddie Rodriguez a 40 + year Latin Music Industry professional sending greetings from Puerto Rico.

My story is based on firsthand experience as a record label executive and the inequality that still exists today to sign, market and promote Black Latino artists in the US Spanish Market (except for some Reggaeton artists) by multi national recording companies Latin divisions (Universal Music Group, Sony Music and Warner Music).