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And, we watched the Beatles one week after they showed up on the Ed Sullivan Show because of the U.S. Southern Command TV network.
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It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we were a German band in 1985.
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This is important to clarify, because a lot of people don't understand that I came in '69 and then went back to Panama to finish school.
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They had seen me performing in Panama, but in Panama I had to quit performing because teachers in the national university were against my performing.
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In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular interest in the Latin market.
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The first time I came to New York was 1969. I came because the university, the National University of Panama, had been closed by the military.
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There was a lot of stuff happening in Havana that was being heard and appreciated by New Orleans musicians because of this situation. And vice versa.
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What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off.
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So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime.
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