🎉 Qué Viva el Fandango!

🏆 “Fandango at the Wall in New York” won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.

Thank you to the Recording Academy for recognizing our work.

⬆️ Thank you for lifting up the son jarocho artists.

They’re incredible musicians who share their traditions with an open heart. ❤️

😊 I have to tell you… This one is most special.

It’s the largest & most meaningful project I’ve ever been a part.

Jorge Francisco Castillo hatched the idea for a cross-border festival in 2007.

Arturo O’Farrill & I launched this project in 2016.

It has taken drive, determination, and persistence. ⚡⚡⚡

🎵 But the cause of bringing people together through music is worthwhile.

Someone said to me, “You had the most number of people on the stage.”

I replied, “That’s the whole spirit of a fandango — everyone is welcome.” 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽

What I will most remember from this past weekend…

🎸 Performing with everyone at the after party.

💃🏽 We brought the fandango to the Grammys. 💃🏽

The mirth. The music! Epa!

🎥 The day after the Grammys, we held a film screening at UCLA.

I watched the film with everyone again, including Varda Bar-Kar, our director who I hadn’t seen in years.

I saw the film in a new light. 💡

After the screening, the jaraneros performed.

✈️ I couldn’t stay. I had to catch my plane.

As I left and the music continued, I thought to myself…

🏁 “We did it.”

Muchas gracias. 🙏🏽