BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB BY JET VALENTINE

Music is a very important aspect of my creative process. The right music helps me silence my voice of justice and lets my mind wander.

One of my favorite albums to listen to is Buena Vista Social Club. In 1996 a world record producer and American guitarist traveled to Havana, Cuba. There they united dozens of older Cuban musicians, many of whom have been retired for years, and created a masterpiece album. The artists collaborated together, wrote music together, and all had a shared vision: to revive the music from pre-revolutionary Cuba.

This process was recorded and documented. To see how the collaboration and shared vision led to such musical creativity was inspiring. Understanding the collaboration and creativity of those artists helps push my creativity every time I listen to the album.