The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation , together with Sony Music Group ’s Beyond The Instrument initiative, hosted an event with Gloria Estefan on Tuesday at the James H. Bright/JW Johnson Elementary School, part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools in South Florida.

The Miami-based school was where Estefan’s late mother, Gloria Fajardo, served as an educator for more than 20 years. The school recently received a grant to provide deserving students with music education experiences and new musical equipment, and as part of the celebration, the students performed a special tribute of “Mi Tierra” and “Conga.”

“Returning to James H. Bright/JW Johnson Elementary School is deeply personal for me,” said Estefan. “This is where my mother, Gloria Fajardo, dedicated more than two decades of

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