If you’ve ever wondered what the soundtrack of Maria’s life sounds like, you’re in luck: it’s the music of Pacha Massive. The cool and funky bilingual sounds of Ramon Nova and Maya Martinez have been in her iPod for years and have accompanied her across town and around the world.

She sits down with Nova — the Dominican-born keyboardist/guitarist/ writer/producer (he’s a three-slash dude!) to talk about the duo’s latest release on Nacional Records: “If You Want It.”

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