♪♪ Jacob: Not all cities develop organically.

Some are the product of one person's dream.

Out of the wilderness, buildings are constructed and roads are laid, yet no amount of planning can predict the personality of a place, what it will become when the people move in, bringing all of their baggage -- not just their possessions, but also their traditions, values, desires, and culture.

In this living blueprint, the lines of identity are constantly being redrawn.

♪♪ [ Sarazino's "Cochabamba" plays ] Pilot: Flight 527 ready for departure.

Man: [ Speaking French ] ♪♪ ♪ Derriere les montagnes et loin des charmes de l'Espagne ♪ ♪ Je retrouverais Cochabamba ♪ Jacob: You may think you've heard everything, but the world is full of surprises.

And when you're hanging out with musicians, nothing is off-limits.

Is this what you guys do every weekend?

Every night.

Every night!

My name is Jacob Edgar.

Music is my life, and life is short, so crank up the volume and let the voyage begin.

-♪ Amigo -♪ Reste au pres de moi ♪ ♪ Une nuit avec ramon le guerrillero valiente ♪ -♪ Amigo ♪ -♪ Reste au pres de moi ♪ ♪ Cette nuit on va danser tout pres de la muerte ♪ ♪ Amigo ♪ Man: [ Vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪ No me lo invent ♪ ♪ Era una sirena ♪ ♪ Con aroma de mujer ♪ ♪ Y de mala hierba ♪ ♪♪ Welcome to Hollywood.

Alright, I'm not in the Hollywood with film studios and movie stars.

I'm actually all the way on the other side of the country in Hollywood, Florida.

♪♪ Hollywood has turned to music and the arts to revitalize the city, and I'm here to see firsthand how music can be used as a tool to improve the experiences of residents and visitors.

Now, I've been to Florida a lot, usually to visit my relatives in one of the many retirement communities or to explore the nightlife of Miami, and I've driven by the Hollywood, Florida, sign many times on the freeway and said, "Gee, I wonder what that Hollywood has to offer."

Well, I'm about to find out.

♪♪ People in Hollywood aren't gonna tell you to turn down the volume.

In fact, the streets of its historic downtown are throbbing with music of all types.

Part of the city's effort to make Hollywood a music destination is the recent construction of an outdoor concert venue, ArtsPark, which presents free concerts by top artists from around the world all year long.

I happen to be in Florida as it gears up to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Spanish explorer Ponce de León.

So it's just my luck that this week's concert will feature an artist I've liked for many years, Antonio Carmona, a flamenco superstar from the south of Spain.

Antonio comes from a famous musical family, and he and his brothers founded the hugely successful band Ketama.

Now leading a solo career, Antonio is devoted to cross-cultural collaborations with artists as diverse as Nelly Furtado, Juanes, and even Willie Nelson.

At Antonio's rehearsal, I discover that he's joined forces with a band of primarily Cuban musicians for his concert in Hollywood.

Antonio: [ Speaking Spanish ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Para que té no llores así ♪ ♪ No pierda' la esperanza ♪ ♪ Sé que llegarás, llegarás ♪ ♪ Para que té no llores así ♪ ♪ No pierda' la esperanza ♪ ♪ Sé que llegarás, llegarás ♪ ♪ Para que té no llores así ♪ ♪ No pierda' la esperanza ♪ ♪ Sé que llegarás, llegarás ♪ ♪♪ Manuel: Ah, yes, the lovely voice of Antonio Carmona.

We are celebrating the music of Spain in this half-hour, right here on "Global Gumbo."

♪♪ Announcer: 88.9 FM, WDNA.

So, WDNA -- one of the great stations.

I love this station.

Whenever I come to South Florida, that's the station I turn my dial to.

Can you tell me what role WDNA has played in the music life in Hollywood?

You know, doing this radio show and the music that we've done throughout the years, it's really always been about that sense of identity -- you know, who are we in this place that is a crossroads of world cultures?

You're in the South.

You still have those traditions of blues and gospel and funk and rock 'n' roll and all that.

But at the same time, you have people from Eastern Europe.

You have, you know, a lot of people from the Caribbean, and a lot of Latins of all different types.

And that has definitely played a big part in influencing our aesthetic and our world view.

You can't demonize someone who's making you groove.

What do you think's gonna surprise me about Hollywood?

Hollywood's always had that funky, bohemian kind of vibe, going back to its early days.

I think that that is very much coming back.

Jacob: That funky vibe is on full display at one of Hollywood's most popular culinary destinations.

Well, Le Tub is known to have the best hamburgers in America.

That's quite a claim.

Yeah, according to GQ and according to Oprah.

And, you know -- The two most trusted sources.

If you can't believe them, I mean, who are you gonna believe?

But even if the burgers were terrible, I love the ambience of this place.

You're right here by the water.

You've got, you know, funky decor, toilets everywhere, birds flying overhead.

When you're here, you're really getting kind of the authentic coastal Florida vibe.

♪♪ There you go.

That's your burger.

Ooh, nice!

Enjoy.

Bon apétit.

Wow.

That's a little burger.

It's been known, you know, to knock you out for a little siesta.

I'm gonna need, like -- look at that.

That will not fit in my mouth.

It is a manly burger.

Here we go.

This is when I wish I were like a snake and I had a jaw that distended itself, but... [ Laughs ] ♪♪ Mmm!

Mmm!

[ Bird chirping ] That's a really good burger, man.

♪♪ Oh!

This is the future site of what will be the first-ever Margaritaville resort.

Jimmy Buffet is gonna be building a playground for all ages, and he's promised to bring lots of music, as well.

One of Hollywood's best features is its seaside Broadwalk, which stretches nearly 2 1/2 miles along the Atlantic.

It has a beach vibe, like Miami, but with a more down-to-earth flavor.

Vintage buildings still line the coast -- classic examples of American architecture that have mostly been demolished in other parts of Florida.

Cruising down the Broadwalk, you're bound to hear some live music.

♪♪ ♪♪ Eddie Balzola is a Cuban-born singer/songwriter who grew up in South Florida and honed his musical chops in New Orleans.

♪ Blue light by the window ♪ ♪ Red light by the door ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Blue light by the window ♪ ♪ Red light by the door ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm drivin' south on Dixie Highway ♪ ♪ I can feel all my insides at war ♪ ♪♪ Jacob: This part of Florida was largely undeveloped marshland in 1925, when visionary developer Joseph Young built his dream city and named it after that other, more famous Hollywood in California.

The population boomed in the '50s and '60s, and nearby Port Everglades is one of the world's busiest cruise-ship seaports.

But in recent years, the city has faced many changes and challenges, and, today, its racial and cultural diversity and blend of old and young residents reflect the demographic future of America.

Of course, Hollywood's history extends back far before 1925.

The whole South Florida region was originally home to Seminole Indians, and there's even a Seminole reservation within city limits.

♪♪ Eddie agrees to meet up with me later that night at Cuenca Cigars in downtown Hollywood, where his full band will be playing.

Cuenca is one of Hollywood's social hubs, and its husband-and-wife owners, Ana and Miguel Cuenca, came to Florida from Cuba on a raft.

They bring a welcoming spirit and lots of cigar expertise to the community.

So this is not the kind of place you'd come to get, like, a blunt, like, at the gas station, you know?

No, it is not.

[ Laughs ] It is not, no.

What a selection, too.

This is amazing.

♪♪ Smoking a cigar is something laid-back.

Yeah.

You do it as you want, you know?

Take your time.

You smoke when you want.

Yeah.

You talk whenever you want.

♪♪ You know, there is tobacco from Nicaragua, There is tobacco from Cuba.

Depending on the amount of lijero that you put inside is the strength of the cigar.

What's lijero?

Lijero is the leaf that gives the strength.

Then you have to cure it.

You know, you have to let it sit.

And depending on the time that you put the tobacco to age, you know, it might be the quality, too, of the tobacco.

Wow.

It reminds me of wine.

It's like wine.

It is very similar.

From the varieties and all that.

Now, Eddie, you're not much of a smoker, but you probably grew up with cigars.

Oh, absolutely.

All over the house.

My dad smoked cigars backwards and frontwards.

It's part of the culture.

Being a Cuban, you can be either a tobacco smoker or a musician.

Yeah, yeah.

Not too much options.

You made the choice.

You want to try something?

I would like to try something.

You want to try something?

What did you eat today?

For dinner, I had Peruvian rice -- like mariscos and, you know, very salty -- spicy -- super spicy.

So I guess you're ready for the Montecristo tonight.

You think I'm ready?

Yeah.

Try not to take a lot from the cigar.

Okay.

You can put it in your mouth.

And then how you hold it is also very important.

You hold it -- I'm telling you, it's very whatever you please.

Feel.

You know, I hold it.

I think I'm gonna hold it -- I like the kind of, you know, the "Scarface" cigar look.

Yeah.

Whatever you feel comfortable with.

Alright.

Yeah.

I guess you're fine.

Alright.

I feel like I should be, you know, buying stocks and bonds or something, you know?

Like a banker.

[Laughing] You're real important.

Rule the world.

♪ Una rumba paroquilla ♪ Eddie and I share a Cuban coffee, and he tells me more about growing up Cuban in South Florida.

Well, I was born in a place called Guanabacoa, which is east of Havana.

Yes.

So I arrived over here and mostly grew up in Miami Beach... Uh-huh.

...in a totally Jewish neighborhood.

Oh, yeah?

Everybody was from Brooklyn.

So I have a little bit -- everybody sometimes thinks I'm a New Yorker because a little bit of an accent I got.

Just picked it up from the local characters over there.

♪ Para que siga rumbiando ♪ ♪ Una rumba paroquilla ♪ ♪ Rumbarito, dilo dilo Como e' ♪ ♪ Una rumba paroquilla ♪ ♪ iUno!

♪ ♪♪ Jacob: When Eddie's band gets together, the Cuban roots come out even stronger.

jacot: How would you describe the sound of your band, Oriente?

Oriente is kind of like it's blues with a lot of Afro-Cuban rhythms.

Almost everything's in clave.

And you'll have to explain.

Well, clave is the Cuban way of addressing rhythm, where it's based on two-measure phrases in cut time, where -- [ Tapping rhythmically ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Singing in Spanish ] ♪♪ Jacob: There's a great vibe at Cuenca Cigars, and I could easily stay here all night.

But it's not the only happening spot in town, so naturally, I have to explore.

♪♪ Downtown Hollywood comes to life at night, when the many clubs, bars, and restaurants pulse with the sounds of reggae, rock, Latin music.

It's a city with a lot of energy and personality.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Singing in Spanish ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Majica: You're listening live on 88.9 FM, "Global Gumbo" with Majica... -and Mano P. And we're here celebrating a special day today, Viva Florida 500 in Florida, so check it out.

It'll be Antonio Carmona free onstage at the Hollywood ArtsPark Experience: Spain.

Jacob: On the morning of the Antonio Carmona show, I meet up with a well-Known local artist whose murals have brought a little color to the center of town.

Alright.

So does this mural have a name?

Do you name your murals?

Yeah, I do actually.

This one's called "Bebop in Outer Space."

"Bebop in Outer Space."

And maybe talk me through it.

Well, the central figures are these two musicians here.

At the end here?

Mm-hmm.

And then these are what, birds or owls?

Yeah, sort of owls, but I've been doing different variations of birds for years.

Uh-huh.

Owls, if you look symbolically, they're actually very ominous for a lot of cultures, but for the Romans, they were a symbol of wisdom in the darkness.

Sure.

Well, for us, the wise, old owl.

Right.

Jacob: Lebo has a deep connection to music, and he's created numerous album covers and painted live to musical performances by groups as diverse as Phish, the Beastie Boys, and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars.

So, I've been walking around Hollywood, and I've seen that there's quite a few music-themed murals here.

I think it's part of the whole process of them wanting to redefine the city and bring more attention to it.

And I think culture is a really great way to do that.

Historically, a lot of cities that are blighted, they get occupied by artists, and that revitalizes them sort of naturally.

And then through that, developers come and more people come, and eventually, the artists get pushed out.

Right, right.

[ Laughs ] And I think that what they're trying to do, in this case, is actually create a home for artists where they hopefully come and stay and build from here and not get pushed out.

Jacob: One home for local artists in Hollywood is Resurrection Drums.

It's the largest percussion-only drum store in the entire U.S. How did this end up being in Hollywood, Florida, of all places?

South Florida has got, like, a great Haitian influence.

It's got a great Puerto Rican influence.

The drummers and drumming that comes from Cuba is some of the most amazing drumming of all time, Brazilian drumming.

All of these cats -- they all get off the boat or the plane here.

So, do you have to know how to play drums to work at Resurrection?

Legally, probably no, but...yes.

You know how to play drums, son?

Let's hear it, let's hear it, let's hear it.

Play that new DW kit.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Yeah.

Whoo!

Yeah, man.

Now, wait a minute, wait a minute.

You're not allowed to play better than me.

Oh, right.

Oh, right.

Yeah.

So take it easy.

[ Laughs ] ♪♪ Back in the center of town, the Viva Florida 500 kickoff event is starting to heat up.

♪♪ This is raw, but dried with salt.

Jacob: Yeah?

Mmm.

Mmm!

Mmm!

It's good, huh?

[ Laughs ] Oh man.

I just want to have a big bite.

[ Growling ] [ Laughing ] ♪♪ Jacob: Just before his set, I link up again with Antonio Carmona.

He's got a cajón with him -- a hand drum whose name literally means "box" that he'll later play onstage as part of his set.

[ Drums beating ] Ah, no, no, no, no, no.

[ Laughs ] Jacob: In addition to singing and playing guitar, Antonio is a virtuoso percussionist.

[ Drums beating ] The cajón was developed in Peru by African slaves who used shipping crates as drums.

The instrument was only recently integrated into Spanish flamenco music in Europe.

♪ Dícelo ♪ ♪ Muévete, muévete chiquilla, muévete ♪ [ Singing in Spanish ] ♪ Muévete, muévete chiquilla, muévete ♪ [ Singing in Spanish ] Antonio keeps flamenco alive and vibrant by constantly blending it with new influences.

On the song "Muévete," it's the Cuban flavor that comes to the fore, and he spices things up even more by bringing on a surprise guest, Javier García, a Spanish singer of Cuban heritage who I've always really liked.

♪ Muévete ♪ ♪ Muévete, muévete chiquilla, muévete ♪ ♪ Muévete, muévete chiquilla, muévete ♪ ♪ Oye, si quiere lo hacemos de la'o ♪ ♪ Muévete, muévete chiquilla, muévete ♪ ♪ Muévete, muévete chiquilla, muévete ♪ ♪ Muévete, muévete chiquilla ♪ ♪ Ay, qué bonito ique estamos aquí!

♪ Jacob: In my travels, I've been to destinations that are famous for their music -- New Orleans, Kingston, Nashville.

And while Hollywood might not be in that league, I've always believed that no matter where you travel, all it takes is a little digging to unearth a harvest of musical treasures.

That's certainly the case here in Hollywood, where the cultural diversity is a microcosm of the melting pot that is America today.

And I'm happy to see the city embracing its diversity.

The vitality of a community doesn't just come from building factories, resorts, or office parks.

It's here in these creative spaces which cannot be mapped or planned that a dream city is truly realized.

♪♪ ♪♪ Antonio: Thank you!

♪♪ Javier García.

Javier: Muchas gracias, Antonio.

♪ Quiero cantarte yo a ti despacito y sin prisa ♪ ♪ Sin pedirte na', ay, sólo tu sonrisa ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Quiero tenerte de frente... ♪ ♪ Ay, gitana morena, flor si tú me... ♪ ♪ No me he acostumbrado ay, a vivir sin su' caricia' ♪ ♪ Quiero tenerte aquí a mi lado ♪ ♪ Aunque la gente a mí me diga ♪ ♪ Se amarra el pelo se amarra el pelo se amarra el pelo ♪ ♪ Con una cinta de hilo negro de hilo negro ♪ ♪ Se amarra el pelo se amarra el pelo se amarra el pelo ♪ ♪ Con una cinta de hilo negro de hilo negro ♪