The Cuban government has a series of insignificant reactions against the song “Patria y Vida”, none at the height of what is already an anthem for many. In the island’s endeavors, there is no known artist to match Yotuel Romero, the duo Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, not even the rap power of Maykel Castillo (Osorbo) and Eliecer Márquez (El Funky).
Faced with the official paperwork, even from members of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), many Cubans are wondering where are the artists related to the regime who have raised their voices more than once to the blunders of the Central Committee of to defend the Party.
Not Israel Rojas, who came out to defend the culture minister who physically assaulted an independent journalist; nor Haila María Mompié, who Granma he defended “his kiss and his song to Fidel”; nor the symbolic Los Van Van; nor Ray Fernández, who ridiculed “Patria y Vida” with graffiti on his stomach; Even Arnaldo Rodríguez, el del Talisman, CDR singer, didn’t come out to sing a chorus for the Havana regime.
Where are these and other singers? Did they say no to the Cuban government’s requests? Will the answer to “Patria y Vida” remain songs of questionable quality, with unknown singers and even children? Aren’t they tired of using children, blacks and women to demonstrate their alleged support for the dictatorship?
Only Raúl Torres has released a song that is on the way to becoming the worst song in the island’s music history, which already contains many songs “in defense of the revolution” since 1959. While “Patria y Vida” is close to four million. viewed times on YouTube, Torres’s song collects over 102,000 “I don’t like it” on the official media channel CubadebateThe other “songs” are not even worth mentioning beyond the shame they cause in those who hear them.
Maykel Osorbo died of laughter watching the MININT video with three men in uniform. “They don’t know how to sing. They had to be police officers, forget that (…) We’re not going to answer this,” the singer said on Facebook.
The director of the video clip for “Patria y Vida”, Asiel Babastro, gave his opinion on these official songs in conversation with DIARIO DE CUBA: “They were not even careful, nor were they well directed, they did not use an appendage of creativity Nothing, it was a bitch. You realize how little support they have among artists, even those who defend the revolution in Cuba didn’t even lend themselves to it.Ultimately, they know that what they are defending is not true. “
Is Cándido Fabré only stuck in a slogan in reply, even though he likes “strong opponents”? Are they not going to step forward Omara Portuondo? Laritza Bacallao, who sang on Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday; or José Luis Cortés (El Tosco), who went to play his flute at his grave in Santa Ifigenia? Is the Cuban regime standing alone despite the Ministry of Culture’s alleged dialogue with its artists and intellectuals?
Please think carefully about the next song that the Cuban people can no longer handle ‘los temitas’.
And no, they can’t handle the “Homeland and Life” message. “It is over”. Get over it.