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<\/iframe> \n  \n Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa visits Clark University.A little bit electronic, with a touch of world music, and a whole lot of Latin jazz. This is the music of <a href=\"https:\/\/omarsosa.com\/\">Omar Sosa<\/a>, a Grammy-nominated Cuban composer and pianist and the subject of a <a href=\"http:\/\/sorensorensen.net\/#\/omar\">feature-length documentary<\/a> by Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/screen-studies\/\">screen studies<\/a> Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.clarku.edu\/faculty\/facultybio.cfm?id=1050\">Soren Sorensen<\/a>. The film is a project 10 years in the making, and over time, Sorensen and Sosa developed a friendship.<\/p>\n“We have some stuff in common and some stuff absolutely not in common — I grew up in Connecticut, he grew up in Cuba,” says Sorensen. “We have similar taste in music and similar curiosity about the world and about each other.”<\/p>\nIn this episode, Sorensen and Sosa explore the difference between a great musician and a great artist, the subtle communication behind improvisatory music, and the spirituality of Sosa’s performances.<\/p>\nChallenge. Change.<\/strong> is produced by Andrew Hart and Melissa Hanson for Clark University. Listen and subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4UuYAjq1d3Hq45cjwxoCNL\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/challenge-change\/id1608025510\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>. 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