‘Music is the First Language’ — Randy Weston Quote Tee | RQuéV Black-on-White Literary Tee — Classic Tee

“Music is the first language.” Randy Weston said this in his later years, in an interview with the National Endowment for the Arts — the Brooklyn-born pianist had spent decades tracing jazz back through African rhythm, living in Morocco and setting it all down in his 2010 autobiography African Rhythms. He meant it as anthropology: rhythm reached us before words did, which is why music still crosses borders speech gets stopped at.

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (White, Crisp finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles — smooth, tight-knit, holds crisp type. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (Black, Color finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).