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Nossa Kizomba. International Amsterdam Festival 2016

Europe / Netherlands / Amsterdam

Nossa Kizomba. International Amsterdam Festival 2016 (16, 17, 18 DECEMBER Brasa Dance Studios Zuidoost)

Nossa Kizomba Amsterdam Festival is an event focusing on dance, culture and real talent. At our festival you will enjoy workshops by some of the best International teachers in a variety of dance styles including Kizomba, Semba, Tarraxinha, Kizomba fusion, Afro House, Hip Hop and Funk.

There will be of course parties and shows.

But this is not all, because we want to give you an all-round experience of the Angolan culture with:

An African fashion show
A documentary about Angolan music
Typical food
Palestras allowing you to learn and discuss about dance styles with experts
Afro House battle

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Eduardo Paim

LIVE IN CONCERT

Special Guest!

Music producer

Eduardo Paim has proved not only a performer but also a composer and music producer from multiple sources. It should be noted that the music producer, record producer also known, is the figure responsible for the completion of a recording that is considered finalized for release.

In this sense the process of the first productions of Eduardo Paim has included recording, advice from musicians, writing, including the supervision of the mixing process and can be considered the pioneer in the use of synthesizers and other similar procedures, as the box rhythms, learning who had the undeniable contribution of techniques already dominated by Ruca Van-Dunem.

Is that too much, that the musical aesthetics of Eduardo Paim, as producer, had great importance in the careers of singers and important in the course of Angolan popular music itself, later.

Paul Flores, Diabik, Clara Miller, Nelo Paim (the promising younger brother Eduardo Paim) Mamborró, Tchipa Jacinto Moniz de Almeida, Tropical Band and Van-Dúnem Ruca, we cite the most important, are examples of the influence and focus Radiator keys Eduardo Paim, whose electronic sound, has undergone a substantial part of the music of the past twenty years.

The early career of Paul Flores had the production and contribution of Eduardo Paim. Topics such as: “Cheri”, “Kapuete kamundanda” and “This wedding is” the first compositions of Paul Flores, resulted from an invitation by Carlos Eduardo Paim Open Flores, father of Paul Flores.

Discography

Eduardo Paím

Also known as General Kambuengo (stubborn, resolute), Eduardo Paim has obtained during his career, three discs of gold and silver awards granted for publishing Portuguese, assigned by the sum of fifty thousand copies sold, with the albums “Kambwengo” (1994), “From kayaya” (2002), and “There is still time” (1996).

The song “Baila Rose” from the album “Kambwengo,” one of the paradigms of discography Eduardo Paim, which portrays the typical Angolan woman, was in the charts of Radio Television Portugal (RTP) for months.

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“Luanda my band” (1990), “Mujimbos” (1998), and “Maruvo Cup” (2006), is a whole album, more than twenty year career. His latest CD, much more involved, was contributed by singers such as Fernando Girão, Nancy Vieira, Bonga, Vote Gonçalves, Don Caetano, Angelo Boss, Black, and Matias Damasio Bué. The CD “Luanda my band,” proved, likewise, a success unprecedented in the career of Eduardo Paim, an album that aligns the themes: “My Neighbor,” “Kutonoca,” “It’s So Good” “Luanda My Band”, “Sound of the Band,” “Nagibo” and “Kizombada.”

On this record, Eduardo Paim has worked with the Guinean guitarist and singer Justin Delgado Guilherme Silva, a Mozambican artist who has shared the stage with artists such as Julio Iglesias, Tina Turner, Juan Luis Guerra, Cesaria Evora, Tito Paris and Rui Veloso.

The economy of instrumental means, one of the merits of Eduardo Paim, in close collaboration with guitarist Simmons Mancini, revealed itself as one of the strategies of this album, as well as the use of synthesizers, whose functionality was ultimately the only recourse at that time.

For an artist with a long artistic career, Eduardo Paim argues that “when you have no followers, you do not reach the target, but when there are many, we can lose ourselves among those who follow us.”

TICKETS: https://www.dizizid.com/events-registration/index.html?officeId=47

Christmas in New York

North America / USA / New York

“The holiday season is a magical season. The cities are impregnated with the Christmas spirit illuminated with multicolored lights and Christmas decorations. In New York it may seem at times a modern version of a Dickens story. The city is dressed in this season; it is full of decorations, events and celebrations. Join with us to see the most striking traditions, majestic Christmas trees, shows and events that are to be done during these festivities in the big apple.”

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On your feet

The Story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan

You cannot miss this whole month of December ON YOUR FEET!, the Broadway musical about two people who believed in each other, their talent, their music and later became an international sensation.

ON YOUR FEET! Has some of the most iconic songs of the past quarter century, including Rhythm is Gonna Get You, Conga, Get On Your Feet, Do Not Want To Lose You Now, 1-2-3, and Coming Out of the Dark. The Broadway musical features a magnificent creative team: two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), who directs a cast of twenty people with choreography of four-time Drama Desk nominee, Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys), And original libretto of the winner of the Academy Award, Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman).

Tickets: from $89. They will also have presentations on 24 at 14:00 and on December 30 at 20:00.

Andrea Bocelli

This formidable tenor will be performing with his great successes at the Mandison Square Garden this Thursday, December 15 from 19:30.

Tickets: from $124

Mega Bash 2016

The “Mega Bash” by Mega 97.9 FM and La Música will be a concert full of euphoria that will make the fans of Latin music vibrate along with the most important Hispanic artists. The concert brings a spectacular set of scenery, lights and sound that will allow these stars, as always, to make their masterful musical display.

Mega Bash

Tickets for this coveted show are on sale at ticketmaster and prices range from $184, $154, $124, $104, $84, $64, $44, including surcharges; And at the Prudential Center box office starting at 11:00 am (EST).

Other confirmed artists include: Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Juanes, Silvestre Dangond and Jencarlos Canela.

The reggaetoners Wisin and Ozuna also were confirmed for the Mega Bash event to be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey this Friday, December 14:00 at 20:00; MegaBash with Enrique Iglesias, Juanes, Ricky Martin, Silvestre Dangond, Wisin and others at Prudential Center, Newark, NJ.

Therefore, there are several things you can do to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere. Each year there is a giant Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center and the shop windows of Fifth Avenue stores are beautiful.

Warehouse Decorations

The department stores dedicate a whole plant to a magical Christmas town like the one called Macy’s Santaland. Everything is beautiful and even Santa Claus is present, with which you or your children can take a photo (paying). Keep in mind that the tail can be quite long.

Christmas decorations are usually unveiled in late November or early December, usually after Thanksgiving. After New Year’s Eve many shops remove the Christmas decorations.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

The lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lights is a major event in New York. During the ceremony the Rockefeller Center is bursting, everyone wants to see the tree up close. The event is televised live and is viewed by millions of Americans. There is also the possibility of seeing some famous singer live. The tree is at least 20 meters long and 7.5 meters wide, but is usually much larger (between 23 and 27 meters).

The VIP tickets for this show are

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

The VIP tickets for this show are sold out every year, so be quick if you want to get tickets. With these tickets you will have the best seats: from an elegant cafeteria you will have a great view of the Christmas tree, drinks and snacks in an unlimited way. There is also a DJ.

The Rockefeller Christmas tree is decorated with more than 30,000 LED lights and the cable measures more than 8 kilometers. The ignition is a sight worth seeing.

Without the VIP ticket you will have to wait hours to find a place. The apples that surround the area are full of people waiting in the open, which also means that walking around the area is crazy. Many New Yorkers who are not going to go to the show avoid it.

In fact, the offices surrounding Rockefeller Plaza close at noon for employees to arrive at healthy and safe homes. The Rockefeller tree disappears the first week of January and the lights are usually turned off at 21:00 that same day

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Rockefeller Center VIP Pack

Ice Skating & Top of the Rock

In addition to the beautiful Christmas tree, Rockefeller Center is famous for its ice rink. Ice skating in New York at Rockefeller Center is a wonderful experience. The queues at the Rockefeller are usually long, so if you want to skate during Christmas you can opt for a VIP package.

You will have access to the chalet next to the track, where you can rest after skating and warm up with hot chocolate, cookies and coffee. All this is included in the pack. And there is more! This option gives you free access to the Top of the Rock. From the lookout on the 70th floor you will have wonderful views of New York.

The Christmas Lights Tour of Dyker Heights

The holiday lights that decorate American homes are impressive. To see the best decorated houses (you’ve seen it in many series and movies) you have to leave Manhattan and go to Dyker Heights in Brooklyn. This area was selected as “the best decorated in the USA” in 2012. Take the Brooklyn Christmas Lights Tour of Dyker Heights and discover these beautiful decorations during this 3 and a half hour visit.

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The tour starts in Lower Manhattan and from there the guided bus heads to Brooklyn. When you get to Dyker Heights you will not believe what’s in front of you! Some of the lush decorations cost more than $10,000. To soak up the Christmas spirit, on the bus they put carols and films about Christmas.

Radio City

Christmas Spectacular (The Rockettes)

Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring The Rockettes, is one of New York’s most iconic Christmas shows. In it appear Santa Claus, the Nutcracker and of course the Nativity. You have all of December to attend one of the many daily functions out there. If you have already seen it, do not hesitate to return, because it changes a little every year. It is performed at Radio City Music Hall and is the best way to soak up the true Christmas spirit.

New Year’s Celebration

To conclude, more than a million people are going to Times Square to celebrate the beginning of the New Year: at midnight the crystal ball descends 23 meters and, when it reaches the ground, the marker lights up with the four digits of the New Year. Many even come in the morning of December 31 to be able to get a good spot before the crowd arrives.

Security is very strict: you do not accept the backpacks or bags and everything you need to fit in your pockets. It is usually quite cold, so it is best to wear clothes in “layers” to be comfortable and not suffer from hypothermia. Everyone is interested in knowing all about toilet services.

The closest ones are at the Port Authority Bus Terminal between 8th Avenue and 42nd Street, but the queue is going to be so long that you risk losing the drop of the ball and the beginning of the New Year. Also, take into account that it is unlikely that you can return to your original location, so you will need to go through security control once again, and the crowd is so narrow that the chances of returning to the same place are minimal.

If you decide to go to Times Square to celebrate the New Year, put snacks in your pockets, drink less liquid, wear more clothes, and have a lot of fun. Do you want to make a wish? Write it down and leave it, the day before, in the Times Square tourist center, or leave it online. Millions of cards, with New Year’s wishes, will be released as confetti on New Year’s Eve in Times Square.

‘‘El Griego Rumbero’’ visited the Salsa Museum and donated some objects

The artist we will talk about today is a very particular case, since he comes from a country which is not usually related to salsa or Latin music in general. However, the passion for these rhythms has captivated people from all over the world, so it is not surprising that our guest has experienced the same thing.

We’re talking about the Greek-born trombonist and composer Demetrios Kastaris, whom El Rubio Boris and I were fortunate to welcome at the Salsa Museum. Here’s a little of his fascinating story.

Demetrios’ early years

Demetrios was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, but moved with his family to the United States when he was just two years old. After living in Ohio for a few years, the family moved again, but this time to St. Louis, Missouri, a place that would be critical to the training of the Young man in the times to come.

The first contact of the boy with music was in elementary school during a live performance by a classical music quintet, but what really captivated him was a demonstration of a slide trombone by a member of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. It was at that instant the aforementioned instrument inspired Demetrios to take trombone lessons and join the school concert band.

More importantly, as Demetrios grew older, he spent countless hours practicing the trombone, especially in summer when he was free from school work. Finally, On reaching the age of 17, his perseverance began to bear fruit, and he got the opportunity to rehearse with the Stan Keaton Jazz Orchestra, which was the first great experience for the teenager. Just one year later, he sang as a soloist at the Classical Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto.

Other than that, Demetrios received the John Philip Sousa Band Award just before graduating from high school. He then studied music education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, when he played in the jazz band and won several awards with the group.

Cover of the album ''El Griego Rumbero'' — Cover of the album ”El Griego Rumbero” by demetrios Kastaris

Moving to New York

Two years after having studied in Missouri, Demetrios moved to New York, where he received a scholarship that allowed him to attend New York University and take more steps in his musical career. While completing his studies, he met a bandleader on the subway and was invited to a rehearsal where he was given the opportunity to arrange Afro-Cuban jazz pieces for the first time in his life.

Latin music and its rhythmic features made such an impression on Demetrios that he began attending concerts by many of its great exponents, such as Willie Colón, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaría, and many others. This led him to transcribe and conscientiously analyze these artists’ songs to satisfy his curiosity and learn more about these rhythms.

After graduating with honors, he earned a masters degree in jazz from the Manhattan School of Music. Soon after, he was already teaching in public schools while performing with one of the bands of the Concord Resort Hotel.

Other important details of his career

For over 50 years of artistic career, Demetrios has had the opportunity to perform with big Latin stars such as Tito Puente, Luisito Quintero, Alfredo De La Fé, Ray Barretto, Charlie Palmieri, Herencia Latina, Oscar Hernández from The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, and many others.

Already in the decade of 1980, the artist founded the Latin-Jazz Coalition and recorded several of his original compositions in genres such as Brazilian and Afro-Cuban jazz. In certain Circles, his work has earned him the nickname of “El Griego Rumbero”, a moniker by which he is still known today.

Johnny Cruz, Demetrios Kastaris and El Rubio Boris

Much more recently, Demetrios was invited to play with Los Leales de Cuba at the Buena Vista Curry Club and also to rehearse with Los Muñequitos de Matanza, which was a very learning afternoon and a memorable experience for him. Thereafter, he traveled to Cuba on several occasions to learn much more about this music.

Visit to the Salsa Museum

Just two years ago, Demetrios visited the Spanish Harlem Salsa Museum directed by yours truly and spent an enjoyable time with our entire team but he did not come alone. He brought us his photograph and a poster of the Latin Jazz Coalition, which were mounted on a wall alongside many other photographs of stars such as The Fania All Stars, Hector Lavoe, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Larry Harlow, and many others.

His childhood trombone was also added to our extensive display of objects donated by artists and their families. This took place on March 20, 2024, and the instrument remains at our institution to this day as a reminder of a Greek man’s love for our music and a thank you to his dedication over the years.

Actress, comedian, and singer Carmen Nydia Velázquez tells us about the best of her career

Through a very kind friend of our editor Eduardo Guilarte, María del Carmen, we have been fortunate to make contact with the extremely talented Puerto Rican actress, comedian, and singer Carmen Nydia Velázquez, with whom we had the opportunity to talk with for our report on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.

It turns out that her career is so fascinating that we obviously had to talk to her and know much more about her artistic journey, both in her native Puerto Rico and abroad. Without further ado, these are the highlights of our conversation.

Carmen Nydia cantando — Carmen Nydia Velázquez singing live

Carmen’s education and start in acting

When it came to her academic background, theater always caught her attention, but she also loved to sing. These tastes led her to study drama at the University of Puerto Rico, where she brought out her histrionic talent and showed just how good she would be at doing comedy in the future.

Even before graduating, she already worked in theater and appeared in Francisco Arrivi’s play *Vejigantes*. At that time, she was in her last academic year, and the play was a tribute to the great Puerto Rican actress Lucy Boscana, who had died back then. For many years, Boscana played the character of Toña, and Carmen did the same when it was her turn in this new version, which had so much impact that it led to a film based about the same story.

Then, in the 1970s, she joined the musical group Moliendo Vidrio, led by Gary Núñez, and was there for about 11 years, while doing theater and television. The group took up a lot of Carmen’s time and was part of the New Song movement in those days.

Kiosko Budweiser and Susa Cruz

In 1983, Carmen first portrayed who is still considered one of her most iconic characters to this day, Susa Cruz. Channel 7, known at the time as Teleluz, first aired the comedy segment Kiosko Budweiser, featuring the beloved Susa alongside other iconic characters such as Epifanio, Johnny El Men, Humberto, and El Negrito.

Carmen Nydia and Victor — Carmen Nydia Velázquez (Susa) and Víctor Alicea (Epifanio)

When Teleluz ceased to exist, Carmen took a break from the character to continue her theatrical activities and start singing professionally. However, later, Channel 4, Guapa Televisión, called the actors back to do the segment again, which is when it became a media phenomenon and gave immense fame to the characters, especially Susa and Epifanio.

The high popularity of the show and its stars made them appear on TeleOnce, which continues to air today, and Telemundo, where they are recurrent figures during the regular programming.

People enjoyed Susa and Epifanio so much that they have even hosted a radio show, and both Carmen and Víctor Alicea (Epifanio) will soon celebrate their 38th anniversary as an artistic couple, though they have not yet decided what to do for that day.

Tiempo de Cantar

By the late 1990s, she released an album of boleros titled “Tiempo de Cantar,” which was her first solo production. It all started with a show by Susa and Epifanio in the south of Puerto Rico, where they met a musician friend of hers named Cacho Montalvo.

He has spent many years urging her to go back to singing, but she ws not entirely sure due to all the professional commitments she already had, added to the fact that she did not have very fond memories from the time in which she had to promote her own music of the New Song movement which, being so traditional, did not receive the media coverage it deserved. This killed Carmen’s enthusiasm, as she took for granted that she would never sing professionally again.

However, Montalvo and Carmen’s husband “conspired” to some extent to convince her, and they succeeded. On the album, the artist pays tribute to the songs she grew up with and used to hear on the radio as a child, achieving a result she loved.

Carmen Nydia and Oscar — Carmen Nydia Velázquez y Oscar D’ León

Her solid background in theater gave her the ability to convey her feelings through her voice and expressions, which made her have a wide acceptance. In fact, she is now a member of the Music Hall of Fame in Puerto Rico, a venue dedicated to romantic and bohemian music that hosts live events featuring artists associated with those genres.

Hacienda Susa

Among the many projects she was involved in, Carmen also ran a restaurant and activity center called “Hacienda Susa.” She describes this stage of her life as interesting, yet exhausting and demanding at the same time.

Due to the success she had on television, the project did very well, so she and her team were there doing shows for visitors from all over the island practically every day. The problem was that it was too much work for her at the time, and she told us that sometimes, she had to leave the hacienda to perform a show outside, return to meet her commitments there and then close the venue.

The above, added to the fact that everyday fewer people were coming to the venue and the extremely high rent Carmen had to pay, made her ask herself if it was really worth continuing with the project in exchange for those dividends. That was when she finally got tired of it and decided to close the venue indefinitely to focus on what she was truly passionate about: acting.

Album by Carmen Nydia — Cover of the album ”Tiempo de Cantar” by Carmen Nydia Velázquez

Uruguayan composer and multiinstrumentalist Sebastián Natal and his band Grupo Sensación

After having contact for days and overcoming some pitfalls, we could finally get to talking with producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Sebastián Natal, who kindly attended and revealed his views on the path he has followed to become the great artist he is today.

Sebastián Natal posing for the camera with his instruments

Sebastián Natal’s beginnings

First, Sebastián appreciated our interest in learning a little more about him and began to describe his native country’s musical and cultural context at the time. First of all, the artist was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, where a tropical music movement was established by then, considering many genres from the tropics and the Caribbean, such as salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia, guaguancó, and many more.

Obviously, these genres did not originate in Uruguay, as bomba is Puerto Rican, salsa is Cuban, and bachata is Dominican. However, there were quite a few groups and musicians who used these tropical roots to create their own identity. Outside of Montevideo, other provinces listened much more to cumbia and charanga.

The orchestras that played these rhythms were dedicated to developing covers of salsa songs, but by bringing them into other genres that were emerging at the time, such as plena, plena danza, and bomba, among others. Sebastián grew up with this sonority in his country, so the whole musical environment he was exposed to abroad became very familiar to him and easy to assimilate. From the early ‘nineties, as a young boy, he began to absorb all the influence from the dawn of romantic salsa and iconic songs such as “Aquel Viejo Motel,” “Cinco Rosas,” “Sin Sentimiento,” “Amores Como El Nuestro,” and many others of its kind.

It is worth adding that Sebastián comes from a family of musicians, starting with his own father, Yeneca Natal, who was the musical director and pianist for Grupo Sensación. Music always surrounded him, so it can be said that he was meant to follow this path.

Sebastián and Yeneca Natal — Sebastián Natal next to his father Yeneca Natal

When and why Sebastián left Uruguay and moved to New York

In 2005, at just 21 years old, Sebastián joined the Sonora Borinquen, which was the most popular orchestra at the time. Thanks to them, he had the opportunity to tour the United States and Canada, where he could see environments and ways of working that were completely different from what he was used to. Two years later, he toured the United States again, but by then he already saw the country as a new destination to advance his career.

Unfortunately, Uruguay was becoming too small for the plans he had for his development in salsa, which sparked his curiosity about the Big Apple and all it had to offer him musically speaking.

By 2008, he decided to move to New York for a few months, but so many doors opened for him that he never left and continues to live there to this very day.

Sebastián, the multi-instrumentalist

The first instrument Sebastián came in contact with was the piano, which he started playing it at age four and from which he graduated at age 11. Since he had not attended high school yet, he could not study a master’s degree to continue his musical education. In addition, he was a child who wanted to play football and do the usual things for his age, so a few years later, his father made him join an Afro-Uruguayan music group. In that orchestra Sebastián played piano and bass, which allowed him to further develop his skills with those instruments.

Sebastián in Panama — Sebastián Natal in Panama City

After that, he began to create his own tropical music band, inspired by the Venezuelan orchestra Los Adolescentes. All the members were minors, and, as well as in the previous group, Sebastián also played piano and bass.

Sebastián as a producer and composer

Regarding his role as a producer and composer, Sebastián confessed that he has no idea how he came to learn these areas of music. He did emphasize that he always lets his music and his feelings flow to deliver the message he wants to convey in each of his pieces. After that, he defines the ideas and adds the music.

He says he greatly admires professional lyricists and composers. He admits he is neither the best nor the worst composer, but he always tries to reach his own heart to convey what he feels.

Sebastián Natal Y Grupo Sensación

The idea of Grupo Sensación started with the orchestra of the same name where his father worked in 1982, but unfortunately the group did not have much impact due to how closed that environment was at the time. There were a number of orchestras that got the best contracts, and it was very difficult for the rest to achieve. Over time, Yeneca left Grupo Sensación and managed to join several of these more established orchestras to gain more reputation.

Soon after, when Sebastián moved to the United States, he almost immediately noted that the Uruguayan community needed a tropical orchestra, but he did not know what name give it. With the passing of his father on October 19, 2010, he chose to use the name “Grupo Sensación” as a way to continue the legacy of his father and the tropical movement born in his country so many years ago.

Sebastián and Pedrito — Pedrito Martínez and Sebastián Natal on stage

Artists he has collaborated with

Sebastián has had the opportunity to collaborate with artists of the stature of Nino Cegarra, Oscar D’León, José Alberto “El Canario,” Domingo Quiñones, Tony Vega, Roberto Blades, Cheo Feliciano, Tito Nieves, Viti Ruiz, and many more. However, few were the ones with whom he has truly been able to have a conversation or a close connection beyond purely profesional relationships.

“You can only say you played with someone if you’ve had a connection with that person. I’ve been able to play with great artists, but many times they don’t even know who I am. That’s why I don’t include them on my resume. Now if they call you back, then you can say you did things very well and that there’s someone really interested in you,” said Sebastián on this interesting subject.

The cases of Bill Murray and Camila Cabello were completely different, as he managed to record songs with them through his friend and fellow musician, Pedrito Martínez, whom he describes as “the best percussionist in the world”. It was also Martínez who connected him with the world-famous composer and guitarist Eric Clapton, with whom he performed at the American Airlines Center in Dallas—one of the most beautiful experiences he has had in his career and his life in general.