Bolivia's New Jazz Sensation Is Just Seven Years Old And Blind
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Jose Andre Montano Baina is taking the Bolivian and the world music scene by storm. He has already performed in the some of the country's top venues including the Legislative Palace and alongside famous musicians like Bolivian rocker Glen Vargas - What's so great about that? How about the fact that Jose is just seven years old and, has no vision!
The young musician began to show signs of his incredible talent at the tender age of four when he started playing the drums with a proficiency usually displayed by artists three times his age. After mastering them, he quickly moved on to the piano and by the age of five had formed a jazz trio!
And, while the young boy knows every jazz song in the book and can play them all with great ease and confidence it is not the only kind of music he enjoys. He also loves listening to blues, heavy metal, tango, bolero and anything in between!
His extremely proud father is quick to admit that he has nothing to do with his son's unusual talent. In fact he didn't even know much about jazz until Jose started to play. He believes the young boy is just born with a 'music' chip inside him!
As for the young rising superstar? He leads a pretty normal life despite all the fame. Just like the rest of you he goes to school, does homework and yes, has chores assigned to him as well!
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j_e_r-valmost 12 yearsfeel sad for him GOOD JOB
z_n_talmost 12 yearsdont feel sad for him because he is doing very good and has alot of courage we all can prey for him to get better
- PSY- Gangnam almost 12 yearsI love how this boy cant see but can play so awesomely!
- Keshaunnaalmost 12 yearsThat was awesome
- Gissellealmost 12 yearsI think Jose is awsome because i never see a boy that can play rhe piano without seeing!!!!!!!!
- Raquelalmost 12 yearsJose can't see but knows music.
- Darwin almost 12 yearsWOW!!! That was the amazing thing i saw in my life how he did that with out looking.
imdabombalmost 12 yearsWow, that's amazing...- coolabout 12 yearsPeople don't need eyes to know what happens around them, after all it leaves people with 4 really sharp senses that allow the brain to create a semi perfect mental picture. He probably mapped out every single note on the piano and figured out which notes in succession sound good. That said good job dude.
- Cheesy Breadabout 12 yearsImagine him WITH his eyes.
brca00145about 12 yearshow can he do that
