Music Day - Latin Music: "The Queen's Carnival" And "Take Me"

<p><strong>Welcome to the second Music Day episode! The theme of this episode is Latin Music.</strong></p><p><strong>I grew up in New York City. My father - who played the trumpet - loved Latin music and used to keep the car radio tuned to all the Latin stations. So that’s how I first became exposed to this great music with its fantastic beat and feel. Later on, when I formed my band, Project Grand Slam, it so happened that the majority of my musicians came from Latin countries like Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba and Puerto Rico. They brought their wonderful Latin heritage and feel to my music and I decided that I needed to write some Latin songs.</strong></p><p><strong>“The Queen’s Carnival” is from the PGS album of the same name. The title was a bit of a play on words because I grew up in Queens, NY. But I named it after the Royal Queen because when I wrote it I envisioned a big, royal carnival presided over by the Queen. See what you think.</strong></p><p><strong>“Take Me” is from the album PGS 7. For me it was a kind of road trip through the Latin neighborhoods of New York City. Listen and see if you can hear, smell and taste them.</strong></p><p><strong>Stay tuned for more Music Day episodes from time to time.</strong></p><p><strong>“The Queen’s Carnival” (Spotify link </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/51axYPp0nzgPpZEvodZtZu?si=hjhQuq1CTTGuJChA_0Gb_A"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>) from The Queens Carnival album. Spotify link </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3F1XJZCEFfY634N1LE97SJ?si=iKZJD7VqRqWblyUaqTh2dg"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>. “Take Me” (Spotify link </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/33iSli9BHHx8pyJylEFwxI?si=9aPesG-pTdSyedbNBTp7KQ&dl_branch=1"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>) from the album PGS 7. Spotify link </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/015jp2ec7TsBpEu0ynCwm6?si=PzmDBoH1QjafG3R-7YwCXg"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p><strong>—---------------------------------------- </strong></p><p><strong>“Dream With Robert