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On the Emily Estefan Express

Emily Estefan is an artist. Sure, that can be said of any multitude of singers and musicians, but what strikes me as most astonishing about this young singer’s course is how aggressively—fiercely—she’s taken that path without regard for naysayers or doubters. And it’s a wonder to behold.

As her surname gives away, Emily is the youngest child of Cuban musical icons a pop singer, though she certainly could be. Her latest album, , is exhibit A in the wondrous (and sometimes frustrating) exercise in trying to describe, let alone categorize, Emily’s musical choices into a tidy box. She ain’t playing that game.

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