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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Hip-Hop Song That's Driving Cuba's Unprecedented Protests
...Patria y Vida has been a phenomenon since its release this year. The song is a collaboration between a group of Afro-Cuban reggaeton and hip-hop stars based in Miami, such as Yotuel Romero and Alexander Delgado, along with rappers Maykel Osorbo and El Funky, who live in Cuba. A YouTube video of the song has been viewed nearly 6 million times.
"Before the revolution, we had a beautiful Havana; now we have ruins," he told Billboard in February. "From that point on, I said, 'I'm not going to be quiet anymore.' "
Where the original Castro-era slogan was a call to arms for people to stand against outside influence, the new slogan tells people to hit the streets and take back their country.
"It's over now! And we're not afraid," the song declares....
"Before the revolution, we had a beautiful Havana; now we have ruins," he told Billboard in February. "From that point on, I said, 'I'm not going to be quiet anymore.' "
Where the original Castro-era slogan was a call to arms for people to stand against outside influence, the new slogan tells people to hit the streets and take back their country.
"It's over now! And we're not afraid," the song declares....
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1015318087/the-hip-hop-song-thats-driving-cubas-unprecedented-protests
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The Hip-Hop Song That's Driving Cuba's Unprecedented Protests (Original Post)
mia
Jul 2021
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Rustyeye77
(2,736 posts)1. What happened to "Communism or Muerte" ?
mia
(8,356 posts)4. "The slogan is a spin on the communist regime's decades-old slogan of "patria o muerte"
homeland or death. In strong terms, the song accuses the government of destroying the quality of life in Cuba, a message that quickly found traction with protesters who are demanding change."
Lovie777
(11,992 posts)2. K & R . . .
Delphinus
(11,808 posts)3. Was able to
watch the closed captioning to translate into English - wow! Pretty amazing. I really had no idea things were in that state in Cuba.
Thank you for sharing this!
mia
(8,356 posts)5. Watched it again with English captions.
Thanks for the suggestion.
IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,807 posts)6. As usual...
arts drive social progress.