Radio Curious visits with Cuban born singer-songwriter Marcos Pereda, who now lives in Ukiah, California. Pereda shares songs and stories about his life and his reflections about the new diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Cuba.
Barry Vogel, Attorney and Counselor, is the Host and Producer of Radio Curious. Christina Aanestad is the Assistant Producer.
Marcos Pereda, a native of Havana, Cuba, and a singer-songwriter who lives in Ukiah, California is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. The background music in this weeks program is a song titled âCenterâ that he wrote and then performed on his guitar in our studios. Pereda returned from a two month visit in Havana on December 20, 2014; he traveled there to attend his motherâs funeral.  In our visit, recorded on December 22, 2014, Pereda shares his music and songs, his thoughts and experiences about life in Cuba and in the United States, and his hopes for the new relationship between the the two nations. We began our conversation when I asked him to tell us about his mother.  Marcos Pereda's email is: marcosinsonte@hotmail.com
 The book he recommends is âThe Little Prince,â by Antoine St. Exupery.
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