Alina, Joe, Kelsey and Nick are wonderful, charismatic people. My preconceived notions had been ditched, but I was equally entertained by the family's openess about their fascinating history. Alina is a piano teacher with a classical background, and their son, Nick, is a budding timbale player. The reciprocity of the family towards each other added to the flavor of the interview. Son De Cuba's implementation of music is akin to their conversations.
People respond to it.
It's connected to the hips. Who knows how it really happened. It was contributed by Cubans, Dominicans, Portugese, and Spaniards. The rhythm they developed became known as Salsa. Son is the pure Cuban predecessor of Salsa.