EGREM’s a breeze

Agustin GURZA’S article about EGREM -- Cuba’s Motown-plus -- and their retrospective box set was enticing and informative (“Decades of Sounds Reveal a Musical Treasure Island,” Nov. 7).

It sounds delicious: a breath of fresh, Caribbean air with sparkling melodies and exotic rhythms. I have sampled everything from classical to country, blues to barbershop quartets, jazz to jingles, but nothing has been as flavorful as world music, especially that with a Latin accent.

So much good music out there, so little time. But with Mr. Gurza’s able assistance, I have a chance to find out what has passed me by, collar it and bask in sun-drenched reveries.

William S. Theaker

Santa Clarita