8 02/03/2021 – 6:02 am (GMT-4)
“Homeland or Death for Life”, the song of Raúl Torres with which the Cuban regime has tried to confront the success of “Patria y Vida”, has become a YouTube phenomenon. But not for the reasons the makers had in mind.
The official platform Cubadebate was in charge of the video’s launch after announcing it on social networks and previously sharing the song’s lyrics.
The video clip of the musical pamphlet in which Torres appears accompanied by Annie Garcés, Dayana Divo, Karla Monier and Yisi Caliber has not yet been viewed 100,000 times, but this Tuesday already has almost 15,000 “I don’t like” and just over 1,500 LovesSuch a relationship is a clear sign that the official reaction to the video with Gente de Zona, Yotuel, Descemer Bueno and rebellious rappers Maykel Osorbo and El Funky has not exactly aroused the admiration of Cubans.
Armed with a curriculum of numerous songs commissioned by the Cuban leaders, Raúl Torres urgently musically composed a poem of his in which there are verses like this: ‘Make it profitable to throw mud / In that if you don’t go on like this / You makes good money dead / i hope you have money / to mortgage your time / because the revolution / it has more than 62 millennia left ”.
In addition to the usual memes and taunts (there are even those who compare it to the sonic attacks suffered by officials at the embassies of the United States and Canada in Havana a few years ago), the song also gathers numerous critical comments from users of the social media. media. networks where it is disclosed.
“Another desperate, inefficient and uncreative response,” says one.
“I’d rather go deaf than listen to this m … again,” is another opinion.
“Realization as original as a CDR guard,” says another.
“Moderate voices and out of tune through a tube, this song is torture,” wrote another commenter.
Almost all opinions are of the same style.
In the meantime, “Homeland and Lifestarring Gente de Zona, Yotuel, Descemer Bueno and rebellious rappers Maykel Osorbo and El Funky, it has now been viewed nearly 3 million times and has lots of enthusiastic responses on and off the island
“Patria y Vida” debuted on February 16 on music networks and platforms, accompanied by a video that has become the new national anthem for the freedom of Cuba
So far the song has got 143,584 likes and 5,227 dislikes on YouTube.
The sentence even has appeared on the facades of houses and in public places in Cuba, while the government oppresses those who use it. Some of the best-known international media have echoed the success, highlighting the aggressiveness with which the Cuban regime has responded.
We need your help:
Just like you, thousands of Cubans they read and support CiberCuba independent journalism. Our editorial independence begins with our economic independence: no organization in any country funds CiberCuba. We create our own agenda, we publish our opinions and we give a voice to all Cubans, without external influences.
Until today, our newspaper has only been funded with advertisements and own funds, but that limits our options. That is why we ask for your help. Your financial contribution allows us to take more investigative action and increase the number of employees reporting from the island, while maintaining our editorial independence. Any contribution, large or small, will be very valuable for our future. Starting at just $ 5 and with just one minute of your time, you can partner with CiberCuba. Thanks.
Contribute now