| 03/03/2021 – 17:41 (GMT-4)
Alexander Delgado, Member of the duo of reggaeton People from the area, sang this Monday the popular theme Homeland and Life at the Sala’o restaurant-bar on Miami’s Eighth Street, Where the audience cheered lively the song that in recent weeks has become the standard of those demanding freedom in Cuba.
Along with artists Yotuel Romero, Descemer Bé, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky, the duo of Randy Malcom and Alexander performs the song asking to replace the slogan “Homeland or Death”, released by dictator Fidel Castro in 1960, with the phrase ” Homeland and Life “.
The moment Alexander sang at the Sala’o restaurant-bar was shared by the same artist in his Instagram stories.
On YouTube, where the music video for the song was released in mid-February, the play has so far garnered more than 3.3 million views and more than 190,000 “Likes,” showing signs of its rapid popularity.
The title of the song has also served to name initiatives such as the caravan who marched on Carrer Vuit on Saturday, in order to show support and solidarity among all Cubans committed to a change in the political system in Cuba.
It has also inspired other actions on and off the island. On Monday, the phrase appeared written on the facade of the Consulate General of Cuba in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Many Cubans have labeled facades, walls in public spaces and their own bodies with these words, while Cuban authorities have stepped up repression on any fact involving the desecrating phrase or theme.
In February, government supporters and state security agents they violated the perimeter fence of the house of activist Anyell Valdés during an act of repudiation. The assailants vandalized the facade of their home with blue paint to cover the slogan, and instead painted pro-government phrases such as “Long live Fidel” and “Homeland or Death.”
Recently, a Cuban resident in Spain performed a female version of the song, At a time when the international media is highlighting its popularity and significance at a time when Cubans seem increasingly annoyed by government, it is proving to be unable to meet the most basic needs of the town.
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