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Ache is the Yoruba word for 'power,' what drives this marriage of traditional Latin rhythms and jazz from Mother-Africa to end-of-the-century New York City. We aren't talking 'brute' or 'raw' power here, but power in its strongest sense -- that which connects and heals.' --Paul Pines, author of The Tin Angel 'The single most important figure in the fusion of Caribbean and African-American was undoubtedly Mario Bauza. The importance of… MORE