Brazilian music

I am not Brazilian, but for me Brazilian music will always be part of the soundtrack of 9/11. That September was supposed to be Brazil month in New York. There were many big cultural events planned that were sadly overshadowed by the tragedy. In late September, I saw that there was a concert of Brazilian popular music at Carnegie Hall. I bought a ticket on impulse, sat in the nosebleed section. And in the dark hall, as the music washed over me, for the first time in three weeks, the heaviness in my heart began to loosen its grip. I will always be grateful to Brazilian music and the generosity of the musicians--Romero Lubamba among them--who played their hearts out that night for New Yorkers.

Lourdes