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Carlos “Patato” Valdes – Song of the Day

Today’s featured artist is Cuban percussionist Carlos “Patato” Valdes with the song “Sangre de Africa” (1995).

“The smugglers exploit vulnerable migrants for profit while putting their lives at risk on board overburdened boats that are unfit to sail.”

Vito Cito from Canada took our photo of the day: “Street Lighting in Old Havana”, Cuba.

A group of “coordination of plural Cuban civil and political actors, whose central objective is to achieve the refounding of the Republic.

You know that everything is falling to pieces, but the wise Government gave you something to cling onto, a powerful omnipresent enemy.

Some favorable conditions for rains are expected in Havana, while the heat and high humidity will continue.

The regime has decided to turn the daily drama of blackouts into something common, and Cubans have to adapt because there’s no other remedy.

Angus Evans from Australia took our photo of the day: “Fishing on the Havana Malecon”, in Cuba.

There have been many proposals on how to push for political change in Cuba, and they almost always involve the mobilizing the masses.

The night begins to cool off in Santa Clara and, the “coleros” [who stand in line for others, for pay] arrive in front of the change house…