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Machito, India and Spanish      His debut ‘Soneando Trombon’      about losing my brother Ruben
Harlem Orchestra to name but    (1998) included guests like       to drug addiction and overdose.
a few.                          Jimmy Sabater, Mary La Rose,      The song talks about the pain
Having picked up the            Pete ‘el Conde’ Rodriguez,        and insanity of addiction. It
trombone at the age of eleven   Arturo O’Farrill, etc. All the    also has a strong message that
and having already played       following releases - Salsa Dura   no one needs to die like he
professionally at thirteen      (1999), El Avión de la Salsa      did. Recovery is possible, One
                                (2004) and ¡A Million! (2009)     Day at a Time. The music is

Jimmy Bosch is considered to    had rave reviews. The most        very danceable in spite the sad
be a spark of ignition of the   famous song of his first release  story basically letting us know
‘salsa dura’ movement blending  is clearly ‘Otra Oportunidad’     that we must celebrate life even
old school tradition with a     sung by Herman Olivera and        when we experience losing
modern approach of the New      Frankie Vasquez. When asked       someone in our lives.”
York scene.                     about the song Jimmy Bosch
                                said, “ ‘Otra Oportunidad’ talks              Michael ‘Mambito’ Beyer
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