The lyrics pack in plenty of historical and current references, so we turned to Miami-based Cuban-American musician Lilly Blanco to translate the lyrics and annotate the references. The most important ...

During the biggest anti-government protests on the island of Cuba in decades, protesters have been chanting words from a hip-hop song released earlier this year, calling for the end to Cuba's ...

A group of Cuban musicians, including one imprisoned in Cuba, won song of the year at the Latin Grammy awards on Thursday for their song "Patria y Vida" — garnering even more international attention ...

A hip-hop song has become the soundtrack to the protests happening in the embattled island nation A politically charged hip-hop song has become the backdrop for the civil unrest that has rocked Cuba ...

During Cuba’s so-called Special Period, the terrible economic crisis that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, Willy Chirino’s song “Ya viene llegando” became a hymn of hope for many Cubans who ...

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The song, released in February, packs in plenty of historical and current references. The Alt.Latino team translated and decode the lyrics. Cries for Cuban liberation reverberated throughout the world ...

Cries for Cuban liberation reverberated throughout the world this past week as protests took over Miami and the Caribbean nation. On both sides of the Florida Strait, one phrase rose above the noise ...