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Oscar Hernández Looks Back on a Lifelong Friendship With Rubén Blades

Posted by luckygrrr on August 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Oscar Hernandez and his Spanish Harlem Orchestra have won two GRAMMY Awards (Photo by Tessie Borden)

Oscar Hernández, leader of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra and former pianist and musical director for Rubén Blades, is a New York soul now making his home in Los Angeles. “I got divorced and I got remarried,” Hernández said. “And my wife was living here, so I was kind of at a crossroads in my life … Read more

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