Sentence 1: Painter/novelist Paul Bowles first heard music from the area with American writer Brion Gysin at a festival in Sidi Kacem in 1950 .
Sentence 2: Paul Bowles heard music from the area at a festival in Sidi Kacem in 1950 , together with the American writer Brion Gysin .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?