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I had the experience of going to a cultural fair which is held in Coral Gables, Florida, every first Friday of the month. This occurred on November 3, 2007. As I arrived at the festival, there was a singer singing songs that were familiar. The open-air concert had an air of familiarity with the singer inviting people to enjoy the music.

His name is Nil Lara and the music written by him is a refreshing alternative to the fast-food music churned out by the musical conglomerates. Nil Lara is one of the few US Latins born in the USA; he has been able to combine the Old Cuban Trova style music with some of the folk rock-like music that existed in an era when singer song-writers wrote from the heart.

After the concert, I had an opportunity to talk with Nil Lara and his band which was the equivalent of being in heaven while on earth. Their down-to-earth approach in engaging the public and their music won a convert. I bought his CD "Nil Lara" and a Silver Ring from his band [who had a kiosk at the side of the concert]. I also had an opportunity to obtain his autograph on my CD and he received my business card as a souvenir of the reunion. I am now a believer in his music and that his music is a beginning of a renaissance in great music.

Nil Lara's song tells the truth that few people dare to express on the outside. "Money Makes the Monkey Dance" evokes a reality that exists in today's world with our politicians and businessmen doing deals just to get the money regardless of whether the deal is a legitimate one or not. It is a song that exposes our leaders [or at least most of them] for what they have become, a group of faceless hypocrites who say anything to get elected only to break their promises. This also includes those who say anything to snatch power only to destroy democracy and freedom and replace it with a puritanical dictatorship that controls all forms of thoughts and expressions. It is this song that inspired me to think and do all that is possible for a better world.

"I Will Be Free" evokes the desire of the people to be free to decide for themselves what they want in life without the interference of outside forces. It is an anthem for universal freedom that only an artist could express. "Baro" and "Vida Mas Simple" were the other songs that evoke the greatness of Nil Lara.

"Baro" is one of the songs composed and interpreted by Nil Lara that draws from the Cuban Trova and Afro Cuban Beats which makes the song worth listening. The lyrics are also great.

"Vida

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