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Mateo (2014)
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[ Piano: Light Jazz ] [ Man ] Snuck out the back out of the party To finally find ourselves alone Under the moonlight The shimmery moonlight Pants rolled up, barefoot In the grass Offer up my hand And say, "May I have this dance?" Has anyone noticed We didn't drink up? Hey. Can you hear me? So you got my e-mail then, right? Two Shirley Temples Two empty chairs We're out in the moonlight A sultry tune and Doing the dipsy-do - Hear distant laughter - [ Meows ] The clinking glasses That old violin Under the moonlight The crazy, crazy moonlight Tenderly combing my hair One final twirl You curtsy I take my bow [ Ends ] You know, I'd like to move. It's very-- Living here's very unproductive. But it's extremely cheap, and I'm trying to, uh, pay off my recording and get back to Cuba. But, you know, it's not very conducive to writing music here. [ Piano ] [ Latin Beat ] [ Chattering ] Okay, you can start by telling us about the new hairstyle. [ Speaking Spanish ] What's that for? For tips, or to get some women? [ Spanish ] To do what? For the women. Okay. Is it working or no? Yeah, I'm working. [ Laughing ] Sing many parties yesterday? Or no? - Yes. - Yeah? How many? Four? I sing two. [ Phone Chiming ] Did you work a lot yesterday or no? - Yeah. - How many parties? Five. Stop lying. Yeah! Goddamn it. Five parties. Don't even lie. Without a car, you did five parties. Stop lying. No. That's my time. How many parties did you do? Five. Stop lying. I sing here for eight years. Many times I am on television. For example, one month before, I am on "Wakeup America." Oh, yeah? "The Opinion," "LA Times." Yeah, for a long time. What are you doing? Waiting for a party? You get laid yet? I get what yet? Fuck. I understand that. You understand? Yeah. Not for a while. You? Yesterday at 8:00. No, you didn't. [ Guitar ] [ Singing In Spanish ] Loneliness, if you see me Bleeding from my wounds Loneliness exists because I suffer from love If you see me Crestfallen on the counter in a bar How you doin'? Thank you. Gracias. Would you like to hear my CD I recorded in Cuba with a full orchestra? In Cuba, with a couple of people from Buena Vista Social Club? You want me to sign it, put my number in there for a party? Would you like to hear my CD I recorded in Cuba? No, thank you. Or I also take tips, if you like the singing. Gracias. Gracias. Thank you. Thank you. - [ Bell Chiming ] - [ Engine Revving ] I don't know if I'll achieve it, but I'd like to be a great singer. You know, someone who'd sing with a lot of feeling. So much depth. Somebody like a Billie Holiday. Something memorable. So this is my storage that I've had since, ooh, 1996. And it has everything I ever recorded. It has-- Hold on. Let me prop this open. And these are all newspaper articles I've been in. La Opinion. [ Chuckling ] It's been a little while since I've been in here. Let me get some of this stuff out of the way. Take this off of there. This was, uh-- This was me, like, about two days out of prison. You can tell I'm all-- I'm buffed. [ Laughing ] Prison was a very fruitful time for me. I flowered, I grew. I had all these Mexicans teaching me songs, teaching me how to speak Spanish. I was doing what's called rancheros. Oom-pah-pah, oom-pah-pah [ Piano ] [ Vocalizing ] You know, and, you know, I've always spent almost all my money recording. I'm like that today. It's just maybe the difference between now and then... is that I'm earning my money honestly these days. Probably the main reason I started stealing... was because I wanted money to record. I don't know if I enjoyed the stealing. It got worse and worse. And, you know, eventually I went to prison. This is my first Cuban CD that I did when I got out of prison. Matthew becomes Mateo. I've been going back and forth to Cuba, oof, since 2002. I've been there maybe 30 times, and for years now, I've been working on the new record. I'm calling it Una Historia de Cuba. A History of Cuba. I've spent, oof, hundreds of thousands of dollars. I need at least 12,000 to do this next recording. I got my schedule book here. Got a lot of parties lined up. So I'll do the parties for May, and then we've got... parties for June, and then I leave for Cuba right here. You know, I'm gonna just work hard and not spend any money... and get it together. [ Lock Clicking ] [ Applause ] Thank you. Thank you. I record a lot in Cuba. I don't know if-- You've ever heard of Buena Vista Social Club? Anybody know what that-- Like, with their bass player and their-- I recorded that song in Cuba. Um, actually, a long time-- back in '96, I was, you know, a really kind of different person. A little crazy. And I committed robbery, a couple robberies. And I learned to sing in Spanish while being incarcerated. And it was the-- [ Chuckling ] When I got out, I applied for work as a waiter first day, and no luck. So the second day, I went to Olvera Street. You know Olvera Street down here? The Mexican tourist street. Put out a hat, started singing. And it just took off for me. But, uh, that's my story. Okay. But this is one that I wrote also. It talks about, um, love, how, like, when you first meet-- It compares it to colors. When you first meet somebody, it's like pink and then, you know, you're hot for each other, it's red. And then you've been together 10 years, it's orange, and then it turns to brown. Like changing colors of love. [ Laughter ] And it says, "So many words left to say, so many things left undone. If flowers can bloom again, then why can't we?" [ Singing In Spanish ] The color pink Turns to the color violet From red To orange And finally brown So many words left to say So many things left undone If flowers can bloom again Why can't we? [ Singing In Spanish Continues ] [ Ends ] [ Radio Chatter ] [ Siren Wailing ] [ Speaking Spanish ] Do you like onion in your salad? Is that heavy, Eric? [ Woman ] Oh! [ Mateo Speaking Spanish ] Okay, Xiomara, ready for new adventure? I'm ready! Okay. [ Man Speaking Spanish ] Mateo is my mother's son. Yes! I'm going crazy trying to find a girlfriend for him, so he can settle down. We've know each other a long time. We love each other. She wants pizza with tunafish. - I understand? Or no. - Clearly. - Yeah? You have it? - Yeah, we have it. Ugh. Okay, go ahead. Do you have tuna pizza? Okay, one tuna pizza. This... she... she is my girlfriend. Very pretty. Listen to me. No. She is my mother. See? Yes. See? The same. Just look at his skin. I am an albino. Something to drink? [ Mateo ] Wait, what? Repeat. Was that Russian? Why-- Why-- No, no, Russian, Russian. [ Laughing ] [ Speaking Russian ] So, what? So, what? Because. - I... - She's getting better, isn't she? am... - alone. - I'm practicing! - She's practicing! - We're taking practice. - She's practicing to go to the US! - For the US. We should move to America and you move here to our apartment. - Okay. Fine. - Yeah. You like that? You have to marry somebody else or something. Or take a boat. Would you ever do that or no? Yeah. But it's not so easy, Matthew. It's not so easy to marry anyone. Would you ever take a boat? No. I... I will never take a boat. Scared? It's scary and it's dangerous and many, many Cuban people have lost their lives. I love to go to America, but I love my life. [ Laughing ] Okay, let's go. [ Siren Wailing In Distance ] [ Mateo ] The night was mighty dark, so you could hardly see For the moon refused to shine A couple sitting underneath a willow tree Tonight, we've been looking for a girl that Mateo really likes. But we haven't been able to find her. We went to a lot of clubs. But, it's impossible... to find a girl if you don't know where she lives or what places she goes to. But, so goes. He has faith that he'll be able to find her. His little tale of woe When I'm in Cuba, my feet get destroyed. Look. Can you see it? Can you smell it? [ Laughing ] Sit-ups. Now let's see some push-ups. You want to watch? Eight, nine... I can't do it. Thirty-three! I think it was 37. A lot of "damn" heat! Do they use the word "damn" in Cuba or just Mexico? Mexico. Okay, what do they say in Cuba? [ Shower Running ] [ Laughing ] [ Guitar ] [ Singing In Spanish ] How beautiful is the morning In which I come to wake you up Your presence is requested. Are you ready? Yeah. Can you help us? Can you help me? Yeah. Yeah? [ Man Singing In Spanish ] Now 15 years have passed and I say to you In my bicycle taxi no longer with Fat Fefa I go with my ballerina and my "Cha Cha Cha" Rolling through the streets of my city I go a little slower because she weighs a lot But six children later doesn't make a difference Bom [ Vocalizing ] Try it here-- Roll through the streets of the city I go with my ballerina and my "Cha Cha Cha" I'm always friendly with everyone Hi, little girl! Manuel, how are you? - At times - No. No. No. Don't sing, "Manuel." Hello, little girl! Manuel, how are you? No sing? I would sing. I think no. Yeah. Th-The-- Yeah? Mm-hmm. Let's hear. Okay. [ Knocking ] [ Man Speaks Spanish ] Come in. I'm early though. I'm early. Should we come back? - No, no, no, no. It's okay. - Hey, Chicoy. Should we just go to work? Work. That's it. Yeah. I'm ready, man. Okay. You like this? Yeah. Do that. This is great, man. Great. Sounds great. All right. Let's start calling people then, yeah? Okay. [ Mateo Speaking Spanish ] Fine. And you? We'll start around 9 or 10 in the morning and go to like 5, 6 or 7. No problem. Would you like to do one song-- I want to do, "You Are Glorious." What do you think? For 300. Okay. Talk to you later. Eh-- Do you think he's playing, or for real he's coming? You think he's gonna turn down a hundred dollars? Come on. No. How much sugar should I put in? You know me. I'm a sugar addict. A little bit. You know, I never drink coffee in the United States. Just in Cuba. No? No, man. [ Piano, Orchestra: Ballad ] When the breeze blows It makes your hair float My head Feels dizzy But most of all, when I look into your eyes So full of light So heartwarming I admire you To contemplate the pleasure And the pain The virtue Of Cuba Okay. [ Man Speaking Spanish ] Let's talk about Mateo, Matthew, he has something, an angel in his voice, which is incredible. Just the quality of his voice alone! [ Mateo Vocalizing ] [ Man #2 Speaking Spanish ] Recording here, for Mateo, is the perfect situation. Because he gets exemplary musicians. who, with their particular skills, are the best in the world at what they do. Hey! And more importantly, they are musicians that he can hire on the cheap. [ Man #3 Speaking Spanish ] He is extremely creative. - Because what he does, no one else could do. - Exactly! He does his thing, in his own way, with his own interpretation and musicianship. He makes it his own. He doesn't care about citizenship. And he doesn't care about location. The only thing he cares about is the music. Extract it from me Mateo is an amazing musician. And he achieves what he wants from a very fundamental level. [ Woman ] And now, let's walk! [ Trilling ] [ All Laughing ] He comes here to Cuba to record with Cuban musicians. It's really ideal. It's what the best musicians do from all around the world. If you want to record Cuban music, you have to come and record with Cubans. - Thank you. - You're welcome. [ Mateo Speaking Spanish ] So, then Yanaisys, what is your dream? In five years? I don't know. I draw. Do you want to live in another country, or no? Cuba permanently? - I don't know. - Not curious? Yes, of course! But for now, I'm fine. What I'd really like is one house here, one house in the States. Yeah? Yeah. I want to be like Hemingway. Do you know Hemingway? Twenty years here. You don't know Hemingway? He lived in Cuba for 20 years. And now? He died. For a very long time. For 50 years, he died. Is this your neighborhood? No. Just about a block away. It's pretty here. Matthew, my mother is very nervous. Things are extremely complicated here. Yeah. Yeah. And my father might see us here! Okay, okay. I think police. Okay. Say hi! - You don't want to play? - Yeah! Play! Pick him up, yeah? Omar! Come with mommy. Can I hold him? [ Chattering ] [ Fussing ] He doesn't want to. One day you found an insect Look! Crawling along your arm The world is so big it consumes you Every day is a new discovery But I will be here for you When you get home from school I will be here for you [ Horn Honking ] Your mother loves you very much I'll call you, mommy. [ Door Closes ] [ Door Closes ] Where are the most prostitutes? It's early still. No. No. But here? Or Johnny's? Here and Johnny's. But who's got more, Johnny's or here? Ooh, look at that. Look at that one. There. Look. This place, inside, there are some really pretty ones. Tell them you want to take a look. Yeah? OK. - Tell them, "I want to have a look." - Okay. Is it possible to look for my friend? Of course. What's he look like? What? Where is your friend? Possible he is inside. Thank you. Hi. I'd like to see if my friend is here. No? OK, thank you. Yeah, let's go to Johnny's. This is another place. This is... This here is called, "The Home." It is good? It's filling up nicely. What? Here, lots of people right now. Lots of prostitutes? It's... it's impossible. Very... no light. You think this place? Really? You can meet some... The prostitutes is-- Ehh. Now, they're just starting to go in. All right. All right. One moment. He told me once that he was married. Not out of love, but out of necessity. Somebody who needed citizenship. And they never lived together. So really, it didn't have anything to do with love or genuine feelings of affection. And a person can't live without these feelings. Not having them has its consequences. It produces isolation, immaturity... ...the feeling that you don't belong anywhere. And I think in the end, that's what has happened to him. The reason that I'm saying all this right now he has a relationship with a girl. And that girl has a baby. And we don't know if the baby is his or not. The truth is, we really want it to be his because because it's something that could change him. It's something that could give him a new life. And that's important. And it's good. Sooner or later, he'll find his place. Because he has one. He just needs to take an honest look at himself. [ Up-tempo ] [ Vocalizing ] [ Singing In Spanish ] [ Chattering In Spanish ] What's your name? Yoneysis. Mateo is a very charismatic person. A workaholic. I don't know. What else can I tell you? He loves the music he makes. It's the most important thing for him. And he is a good musician. Yeah. Yeah? [ Mateo Singing In Spanish: Ballad ] I don't want to be I don't want to feel Near the sea without you Not even to think about Strolling along The promenade If you're not there Oh. I have dirt in my shoes. [ Phone Line Ringing ] Of course. - I didn't say that. - Of course, my love. Oh, my God. - Let's go to your bedroom! - Yes... - Of course, but later, OK? - Why not? I'm leaving now. So... get some rest today. And tomorrow, we'll see each other. Okay. All right. - Did you hear me? - Yes. Mmm. [ Mateo Singing In Spanish ] Strolling along The promenade Without you [ Ends ] [ Mateo ] You know, it's just very sad because, uh, I hate leaving. Every time I leave, you know, it's very emotional because... I gotta go back to Los Angeles, and I really, really don't like my situation in Los Angeles, my work. You know, now I just finished recording, so I'm way in debt. I'm gonna have to work really hard, put myself in situations I don't want to be, sing in situations where they're not really listening. Just, um-- I don't know. It's not where I want to be. Yeah. [ No Audible Dialogue ] [ Man ] We had no idea way back where the music came from. And the earliest thing I know of music then-- I don't think it involved a heck of a lot of music-- was I have a fife here. [ Note ] Each one is set for a different tone. [ Lower Note ] [ Woman ] Easter tenebrae services, he must have sung. He's got a choir robe on. This one and this one. I think the first summer we were here, I decided to teach the kids piano lessons, but I decided that Matthew was too young. So the others suffered through it, and he was a constant pest. Wouldn't I please teach him? Yes, he would practice. Blah, blah, blah. A child performer is cute, but it doesn't do the kid any good. That's where he lived. We pretty much use it for storage. Matthew got mad at me, uh, after he got out of prison. No, when he was in prison. And I don't want to discuss prison. But he had asked me to contact a music teacher... that he had had many years ago in... and try to get a tape. And I wasn't about to call that music teacher and say, "Hey, my son's in prison. Do you still have his tape?" And Matthew did not like that whatsoever. And that's the last we heard from Matthew for many years. Here's one that was his. And then he doesn't have any more after that. But I know he got taller. [ Father ] I don't think he'll ever find the time or the money... to come out here. We were told that there were a few times... that he came out here... and drove right past the road down on Route 16... and never came up here to say hello. I don't think he probably wants to. And I have the feeling, and it's probably horrible, if I died right now, he wouldn't give two cents. So there you have it. Matthew is Matthew. And if you say what's it gonna be like 10 years from now, I don't see anything changing. He would never be a family person... because I don't think he could share himself with the family. You can feel the uneven floors here. Okay, right now we're about to treat this one bedroom for bedbugs. We're gonna do a crack and crevice treatment. But as you can see, there's a lot of debris here. Stuff that's in the way. So we might have to move a couple things away from the wall... so I can get back there and spray the chemical. But the tenant wants to just leave the room the way it is. He doesn't want me to move anything, so I'm just gonna do the best I can. This is where he's sleeping right here. Look at his pillow. He's probably sleeping right here. [ Speaking Spanish ] Today, a new goal has emerged. And that goal is to construct the foundation of a new life. And this must be done by both of you. Not just one person, but both. [ Applause ] [ Guitar ] [ Singing In Spanish ] Like a flower, a caress You gave me a kiss Tell me, will you be there? And will you love me In the garden when the butterflies return? [ Ends ] Do you think there's ever a chance that, um-- Do you ever need people to do, you know, weddings, quinceaeras? Absolutely. Do they ever ask you for a recommendation? No, not to me. I don't know the secretary. But you got any business card? Come by the-- like in the weekday? And go to the office? And give it to the office. Okay, thank you. Let me move the piano back where it was. You are-- Matthew. Mateo. Mateo. That's right. Yeah, the guy that's singing. And you're-- Raul. Okay, Raul. I'm the best man, and I'll be the MC for the-- Okay. Over at the hall. Oh, okay. I told her, you know-- Originally, they'd booked me at 7:30. And then I put a party in between, 3:30 to 5:30. And I talked to her like two nights ago, and she goes, "No, we'd really like you there at, like, quarter to 6:00." Oh. I drive fast, but the quickest I can make it over there is 6:00, 6:15. Yeah. Be safe. Do you guys have a CD you can play till I get there? Yeah, absolutely. We have full entertainment. We'll just squeeze you in there whatever time you show up. Raul, right? Okay, Raul. I always believe in being early. [ Chuckles ] Make me do wrong Make me do right Sing! That song sounded good with the harmony. Sing. Your every wish is my command All you gotta do Is wiggle your hand I'm your puppet I'm your puppet Make me do right Make me do wrong I'm your puppet I say, make me do right Make me do wrong I'm your puppet I'm your puppet All right. [ Chuckles ] Let's wait a minute. We gotta let the applause die down. Okay. [ Chuckles ] [ Man ] Wow, you really are famous. That's right. No, I'm not famous, but the entertainer should not pay to park. Oh! Did you charge the groom and bride to valet park? Yeah. They're private. [ Laughs ] Here. Let me show you something. Sunday. LA Times. Who's that? Three pages. Wow. That's pretty cool. What does it say about you? It says I'm the best-looking musician in all of Los Angeles. [ Man ] Aw! That's bullshit, man! Sir, after five minutes it's gonna be six dollars. Okay. Good luck collecting that. [ Valets Chattering, Laughing ] [ Meowing ] You know, I-I'm sad because... the neighbor-- [ Meows ] the neighbor trapped them. Or he says he trapped them. He put food in a cage. And, um, took them away. I don't know what he did with them. That's kind of evil, but, um-- There's just the one cat left. Little kitten. I get attached to them and then, like, one week later, they'll be gone. [ Trombone: Lead ] [ Orchestra ] [ Continues ] [ Ends ] Right on! Right on! [ Applauding, Laughing ] Yeah! [ Speaking Spanish ] The problem is that he wants it to be inconsistent. - Spontaneous. Yeah. - But there is one bad note right there. Play it. - This is good cruising music. - It's good music. There is a bad note! - No! It's good! - Nothing's bad! I didn't hear anything! - Impossible! Impossible! - Your part is good. It's obvious that it's perfect. Everyone felt like they played together. With this crazy fucker, it has to be! What are you saying? There's one bad note. Yeah, it's bad. - I didn't hear anything wrong. - There was one bad note. Yes! Play it again. Play it again. We can just save this take and try another one. Look! We work with him. And we've been working with him... And he always wants to try it again. You work with who? - With him. - With him. With him. And he always wants more, more, more! - So if he is happy, enough! - I know he's happy, he's happy. Fine. If he feels good. - OK. We change the song. - Change the song! [ Chattering Continues, Faint ] Mmm! [ Speaking Spanish ] You're killing me! [ Omar Laughing ] Shoe. Come over here. Let's continue reading. Come on! Come on! Let's continue reading. Look. Let's start reading. Look. Let's start read... [ Yells ] What is this? Goat! Goat. And this? [ Salsa ] [ Women Singing ] Two dollars Less than... Two dollars [ Continues ] [ Speaking Spanish ] My faithful friend! Wh-Where'd your, uh-- Where's your child? The child? He left. Not necessary with you? - With me? No. - Yes. He knows the street? - Yes. - Yeah? I don't know him. I don't know him. How old is he? He's probably... six or seven. Sure. I don't know how old he is? - Six or seven? - Yeah. - He's your child, right? - No! - Yes! - He's not my kid. No! No! - He's not my son. - No? No. Where's your house? Close? You don't remember? A little farther down. - OK. - Just a little more. Will you play for me? No. Occupied! [ Laughing ] [ Chattering In Spanish ] Play your guitar! Go ahead and sing, Mateo! Mateo is a musician! He sings beautifully! Want to hear? [ Singing In Spanish ] If you leave me from my life Please Just don't tell me The truth [ All Singing ] I like the sun and the city And to bathe in the sea Everything you think you know I never told you that! I'm leaving your sorrow behind! I'm leaving your sorrow behind! - Where does he sing? - In the United States. You are my adoration [ Chattering Continues ] I am your sunset My song of love - Another song, or no? - Do you want another? Or are we done here? [ Speakers: Hip-hop, Man Rapping In Spanish ] [ Thunder Rumbling ] See, girls in America, they don't have legs like that. Her leg's, like, that thick. Look at how beautiful those are. Brother. [ Whistles ] I know that you can hear me. Eh? What is this? Listen! - Listen! - What is your problem? What are you doing here? This is illegal. Get out of here. Fuck. - "Outta here"? - Let's go! - Let's go! - I'm going! Let's go! Let's go! Go fuck yourself! Bitch. Look, look. I don't care about this. I'm waiting for a woman, OK? I don't want that. That is nothing for me. I'm done with Salon Rojo. OK. Enough, enough. Bye. Stupid motherfuckers. [ Piano Tuning ] [ Chattering ] [ Tuning Continues ] [ Salsa ] [ Singing In Spanish ] The moon shines so beautifully today And I feel such intense emotion It's intense light Provokes passion in me [ Bass Drum Thumping ] [ Singing Continues ] Do you think you could pay us that 300 now? You speak very fast. I understand nothing. Do you. Think. That you. Could. Pay. Us. Three hundred? OK, look. - Remember what I said to Chicoy? - Yes, of course. I said 300 now, and when I come back, more. - But... but... - It's not possible? If I have money before I leave... I pay. - Now... no. Not now... - No problem. - OK, whatever. - Thank you. Okay. [ Mateo ] Okay, let me, uh-- What happens is that when he comes to record, he spends his money elsewhere. It doesn't work like that. You come to work. If you want to mess around, you come without work. He really likes Cuban women. And that is where the problem lies. You can't expect to work if you're spending all your money on that. Oh, my God. It's so hard to work here. [ Ballad ] [ Mateo Singing In Spanish ] I will remember [ Mateo ] Los Angeles is not really a city. It's like you got this area, this area, and everybody just goes in their house and shuts their door. Nobody knows anybody and there's no community. [ Man ] Yeah. You know what I mean? Here, you all know each other. All the musicians know each other. [ Man ] Okay. Remember you said to me this afternoon, "Matthew, I look in your session and... some of these people, they're only here for money." [ Man ] It's the same in Los Angeles. It's worse in Los Angeles. [ Man ] Okay. Nobody puts their heart into it. And I've never felt that from you. You know? [ Man ] Well, because I no interested in money. The money is not my-- my god. You know? I am interesting in the persons. And I see you work and work and work and work and work and work. You work more than you need. You need sometimes to stop. Yeah. Stop in Los Angeles and... have time for-- for you. Yeah. Have time for make friends. You can do a community. You can do in Los Angeles. I-I like being alone. No! I enjoy it. No-- [ Stammers ] Whatever. You enjoy it. But if you have-- I like a limited amount of family and friends. Most of the time, I like to be alone. You know? If you have friends, you'd be... more-- more love. Hmm. [ Ballad Continues ] [ Continues ] [ Ends ] Do you want some soda? Yes. I am very thirsty. Yeah? - I'm very beautiful, right? - Yes, yes. Yes, of course. When the moon Shines over the sea Hand in hand - Thank you. Thank you. - How beautiful. Oh, I like it. Are you falling in love with me, Mateo? Huh? I haven't played guitar in one week. You're very dangerous. Let me turn the air on. [ Mateo Laughing ] No, no, no! [ Woman Speaking Spanish ] No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. No ms. No ms, no ms. No ms. [ Mateo ] My time is now. I mean, you have, uh-- All great a-artists, you know-- Like Martin Scorsese. He can look back and he has this great body of work and, um-- I don't mind getting older... if I can look back and say, I've done this, this and this. That's very important to me. There's a window of opportunity for me to do something. Do something special. Something meaningful. You know, like, you look at Buena Vista Social Club and how... that was such an explosive-- Everyone going, "Wow, Buena Vista"-- [ Muttering ] And, um, I've got some cool things of mine. You know? It's very gratifying 'cause the writing and everything. There's some good songs on there. Yeah. All right. [ Sighs ] [ Orchestra Warming Up ] [ Continues ] [ Speaking Spanish ] [ Humming ] [ Speaking Spanish ] He wants in slower. There's no starting point. [ Continues: Full Orchestra ] [ Continues ] [ Continues ] [ No Audio ] [ No Audio ] [ Continues ] [ Continues ] [ Speaking Spanish ] [ Continues ] [ Ends ] Yay! [ Laughs ] That's it. Yeah. [ Man ] That's some ending. Whoo! You like the ending or no? That's cool. [ Man ] Pulling tricks out of his bag. [ Mateo ] Yeah, dude. [ Speakers: Ballad ] No, keep going. You know all this. Yeah. [ Speakers: Speaking Spanish ] Where the musicians? Matthew, the musicians went to buy peanuts. - What? "Pea..." - Peanuts! Peanuts! - What is that? - Peanut! This track came out beautiful. Perfect. [ Continues ] It just went-- Beautiful. [ Spanish ] [ Off ] Can you understand the words? I understand everything great. This is a hit. I think it is. Yeah, that's a classic. You can play it everywhere. Hey, look, look. You know? Play this. Play this. Yeah. So easy. Yeah. Good song. A-And the-the-the-- Yeah, the lyric-- The word is very for now. You know what I mean? Yeah. This is a great song. Great song for now. You know? Now. So-- Yeah. Okay, let's listen to the next. One, two... Dance like this Dance like this Smoothly Don't miss the beat Dance like this Dance like this So that you can enjoy it Dance like this Dance like this Let yourself be free Turn to the left, turn the right, and little step forward and another back Dance like this Dance like this Smoothly Don't miss the beat [ CD: Fast-forwarding ] [ Mateo Speaking Spanish ] OK. Listen to the words here. It says, now, uh-- Bewitch him... her Help me Get it out of me Out of my bones Rid it from me From my blood I want to hear it again No. I want to exhale... breathe again. It says, uh-- um-- I will drink your venom Brandy from your evil roots [ Man Singing In Spanish ] I will drink From your venom Brandy from Your evil roots [ Stops ] You like it? [ Laughing ] Oh, it's so good! Matthew! [ Mateo ] Okay, so which song did you like the best? For the music and everything, I like the first one; it's great. Yes. And number three? Number three, musically, is also good. - You like it? - Yes. I don't want you to listen to it on the computer. I want it on speakers. Like-- No, Matthew. It's too expensive for me. [ Man ] No, no, it's impossible. [ Mateo ] Okay. [ Blowing ] Matthew? Yeah, yeah. Ready. People say to me in Los Angeles, "Oh"-- When I let them hear on the headphones, they say, "Oh, did you clean your headphones?" "Oh, yeah, yeah. I clean them every day. Sure. Why not?" Your what? They say-- They say, "You clean your headphones?" Everyday I go, "Listen to my CD," to the clients. I tell them, "Yeah. Yeah, I clean, I clean." In five years, never. So if there's an infection going around, I did it. Well, Matthew When you come back? I feel so sad I feel so sad Oh, well, Matthew And when you go to the United States Oh, fare thee well Oh, fare thee well Okay, Xiomara. Oh. Okay. Matthew, good luck! And remember, try to organize your life, try to communicate with your parents. - Good? - Okay. Yamila, don't listen to these people. Okay? [ Both Laughing ] What do they say? "Live your life." "Live your life." - It's correct. - Yep. Bye. See you in two months. Thank you. [ Engine Starts ] Bye! Look how pretty that leaf is. You know, usually I bring back a few leaves... to California. When I'm in Los Angeles, I don't think about them at all. Pretty much-- I mean, almost all of the time I don't think about them. But there are those times I'll be-- I do a lot of parties, and there will be a family-- a very special family party. A, you know, 30th-year anniversary or something. And, you know, then I'll think about my family. [ Whispering ] It's my mother. [ Man Singing In Spanish ] A rose for you For you, for you A rose! On this very special day [ Continues ] [ Radio: Pop ] [ Radio: Men Speaking Japanese ] [ People Chattering In Japanese ] [ Speaking Japanese ] [ Clapping ] [ Man ] Matthew Stoneman. Please welcome Matthew Stoneman. [ Applause, Cheering ] Arigato. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. [ Spanish ] [ Continues In Spanish ] [ Continues ] Please welcome Matthew Stoneman. [ Whistling ] [ Continues In Spanish ] [ Ends ] [ Applause ] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [ Cheering ] - [ Mateo ] Okay. Thank you. - Thank you very much. I see you in the front row there. [ Laughs ] I am very moved. I'm so moved. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay. Thank you. I can't wait till your next gig. Okay. I'll see you soon. Thank you. - We really love your music. - Oh, thank you. Thank you. I play it many times on Japanese radio. You did? Oh, thank you. Thank you. [ Weeping ] Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. All right. Okay. Bye now. Thank you. Oh, picture, picture. Okay. Sure. [ Man ] Mateo. [ Jazz: Jingle ] [ Woman Singing ] 76.5 Whole Earth Station FM Cocolo [ Speaking Japanese ] Mateo Stoneman is from New Hampshire, America. He is a singer, songwriter. I hope this is the first of many trips. And, uh, I hope I can sing for everybody. [ Laughs ] I want to meet everybody. And these are three of his songs. [ Audience Clapping ] [ Clapping Continues ] [ Clapping Continues ] [ Japanese: PA Speaker ] We are now cruising at 10,000 feet. [ Speaking Spanish ] For me? For me? Flowers for me? No. No, thank you. [ Laughing ] [ Laughing ] [ Speaking Spanish ] There was a man from California. He came to Cuba and fell in love with a woman. Yeah? The woman rented out her house to tourists. So the man rented out her house. And he fell in love with the woman. So, they stayed together. And the man didn't want to go back to the United States. The man didn't want to go back to the United States? The Man? No. He was in love. [ Driver ] California. [ Taxi Accelerating ] [ Piano, Orchestra: Latin Jazz ] [ Ends ] [ Guitars ] [ Continues ] [ Mateo Singing In Spanish ] [ Continues ] [ Ends ] [ Mateo ] Okay, that's fine. Okay. [ Spanish ] Come on. |
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