Arturo O'Farrill: Jazz, food and the political history of drums

Arturo O’Farrill, a Grammy-winner, Latin jazz crusader and the son of the legendary Cuban composer and bandleader Chico O’Farrill, will release his new CD The Offense of the Drum May 10. The album is a trip from slave revolt in the Americas to the Occupy Movement, driven by the sacred, smoking rhythms of Cuba, with guest African and Indian percussionists. Here is an interview I did with Arturo for Food Republic when he first premiered the music live at Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem.