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Celia Cruz, Albita, Lucrecia & Paquito D’Rivera – Song of the Day

Today’s featured artists are Celia Cruz, Albita, Lucrecia & Paquito D’Rivera from Cuba with “Oye como va” live in Palma de Malloca (2013).

Cuba has admitted for the first time that it produces cigars with prison labor, without free, decent, voluntary, & audited working conditions.

At the end of last August, the well-known Havana priest Father Lester Zayas protested a Yoruba ritual performed in front of his church.

Ken Jamieson from Canada took our photo of the day: “The Peace of the Sea”, in Gibara, Cuba.

Twenty years after her first idyllic trip to Cuba, Marina, from Spain, discovers a devastated country and deplorable service in 5-star hotels.

Fidel Castro called her a “true political prisoner” who was “a victim of the fierce repression against the Black movement.”

As if the countless hours of blackouts weren’t enough, now there’s no way to know when the power will come back on or how long it will last.

While common crimes in today’s Cuba multiply under police inaction, political dissent remains tightly controlled.

For the coming days, these stable conditions are forecast to prevail in the capital. Mostly sunny days are expected, with skies mostly clear.

“When they say they’re going to lower prices, the products disappear,” complains the population. It happens over and over again.