http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=895341John Burnett
“People hurried past as if this were one more urban annoyance, but I was captivated. Here was a man making music with a leaf, and not just the semblance of melody -- he had intonation, vibrato, dynamics and emotion. He was a leaf maestro.”
Carlos Garcia
photo: John Burnett, NPR News
photo: John Burnett, NPR News
"I play the best I can for the people," Garcia told Burnett when they first met in 2001. "For me, when I play it is a prayer to God."
Carlos Garcia
photo: John Burnett, NPR News
photo: John Burnett, NPR News
"God gave me the ability to do this. Not everyone can do it," Carlos said in our first interview. "I play the best I can for the people. For me, when I play it is a prayer to God."