Cuban son music is our focus today, with an artist who comes to us courtesy of FlipSwitch PR.

Tito Gonzalez is a former fisherman turned cab driver whose membership in a cabbie musical band got him television exposure as a musician -- it's a winding road to success, but the results are worth it, and I long for a day when barriers between American and our other neighbor directly to the south fall so we can benefit more deeply from their culture.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab or window)

• Tito Gonzalez: "Busco a Alguien"
• Tito Gonzalez: "Cana Tabaco y Ron"
• Tito Gonzalez: "Aquel Viejo Amor"

(Total play time: 17:23)

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