When I was a teenager growing up in the UK I would listen to your show
religiously. I only had a small transistor radio with an ear plug to ensure I would not get in trouble at home for staying up so late ( no I Pods or Walkmans back then)
When I came to NYC I opened a Dance Record Store with a significant
World slant. I went out to produce Haitan albums and now our Digital
site, which will soon boast a large Worldbeat section including Fania, Six Degrees and Palm Pictures amongst others.
Mr Gillet thanks for the inspiration, without your influence I would have been even more clueless than I am already. You have been so influential to so many people.
At a time when the commercial music we are fed lacks any conciousness of the world around us I feel privileged to have been a devotee of yours.
Stefan Prescott
Dance Tracks Records
91 East Third Street
New York
NY 10003
http://www.dancetracks.com
http://www.dancetracksdigital.com