| 23/12/2020 – 5:11 PM (GMT-4)
Cuban rebellious rapper Maykel Osorbo has joined the Orishas group and the Gente de Zona duo in a new musical theme, as a gesture of solidarity between musicians amid the buzz that Cuba is experiencing in recent days as a result of the events of the San Isidro movement.
Activist Esteban Rodríguez, who was present at the recording with Maykel Osorbo in Havana, confirmed to CiberCuba that the artists will give the audience a starring role on the song “Ojalá Pase”, an Orishas version of the song “Ojalá”, by the singer-songwriter Cuban Silvio Rodríguez.
Esteban Rodríguez shared a photo with Maykel Osorbo and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, from the studios where they took the role of the rapper.
While there is no official release date for the theme, it is believed to be ready for January.
Earlier this year, Orishas and Spanish singer Beatriz Luengo arrived premiered the song “Ojalá pasa”, calling for change on the island and denouncing the country’s decline during the “60 years that dominoes have been locked up.”
“This is my way of telling you / My people are crying and I can feel their voice / You 59 and I double 2 (2020) / 60 years of the domino locked” says the version they made of the Cuban troubadour theme .
However, “Ojalá pasa” caused a great deal of controversy, to the point where the issue has been removed from all platforms after Silvio Rodríguez said he had not authorized Orishas to use his song and several Cuban state media accused the group of “opportunistic vandalism”.
“What do I think about this blatant violation of my rights as the author of Ojalá, something that has been infamous for 50 years? It seems to me a regrettable act of parasitism”, Silvio Rodríguez said for the use of the chorus of his song.
The events of the San Isidro movement – to which Maykel Osorbo belongs and with whom he went on a hunger strike and thirst for the freedom of the rapper Denis Solís and the lack of freedom in Cuba – have aroused the solidarity and empathy of many. even of those who once preferred not to address political issues pertaining to Cuba.
One of those Supported the movement was the singer Yotuel Romero, member of Orishas: “Today I watch the #MovimientoSanIsidro with more emotion than ever and I feel proud. Because this is a struggle for everyone and because culture has been a fundamental part of the great political and social changes, ”he said.
The official Orishas page also shared a video of the day when the Cuban police, dressed as doctors, disbanded the movement and accompanied it with hashtags such as #todossomossanisidro # ojalápase #amamecomosoyyo or #cubanosefuedemi.
For its part, the duo Gente de Zona said feel respect and admiration for the San Isidro movement: “Today we want to express that we have incredible respect and admiration for your fellow countrymen!” they assured.
Even Silvio Rodríguez referred to the breaking of dialogue with Cuban artists on November 27 by the Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso.
“It gives the impression that they grabbed hold of everything to suspend the dialogue, to remove it from above”, he said on his blog Second date.
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