![]() In days since, the crowds protesting against Cuba’s repressive communist government have been attacked and beaten by police and government sympathizers, and dissidents have been yanked from their homes. “The order to battle is given: Revolutionaries to the streets,” said Díaz-Canel in his address, broadcast in all media on the island. The violent confrontations began on July 11 when Cuba’s communist president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, exhorted “all revolutionaries and communists” to take to the streets and confront protesters. Now, for the first time in seven years, Vistar published a post that is political in nature, outlining the chronology of Cuba’s protests and ensuing violence. Pedraja’s words are extraordinary considering he lives and works in Cuba, is free to travel in and out of the island, has “never” been censored in any way and, most importantly, has always considered himself a revolutionary. Patria y Vida.’ I believed myself to be a revolutionary because I’m in my country taking culture to another level. We greet each other by saying: ‘Hello brother. For the past four days, it’s been our chorus. “I ratify what Yotuel has said: ‘Patria y Vida’ is the anthem of the Cuban people. “’Patria y Vida’ has been the anthem of this fight,” says Robin Pedraja, a Cuban journalist who publishes the respected music magazine Vistar, and who lives and works in Cuba. ![]() Whether “Patria y Vida” can effect long-term change remains to be seen, but it has galvanized people outside and inside the island. This is coming from the culture of art and youth, which is what causes change in any movement in any country.” “It’s the anthem that sparked this whole movement with the musicians, the artists. “This week it has 104 spins,” says SBS programming evp Jesús Salas, noting that on Thursday (July 15) night, hundreds of people stood in front of SBS Miami headquarters chorusing the track. Myers, Flor., WTLQ-FM has the song on heavy rotation. Nearly 30 stations are playing the track nationwide, and in Ft. In Miani, SBS radio station WRMA, Ritmo 95.7 FM, has been instrumental in fueling the song’s popularity, playing it every hour on the hour since its release. Gente de Zona have been performing “Patria y Vida” at rallies, including one July 14 in Miami, the epicenter of the Cuban resistance. It will be part of the history of this country.” The new generation took it as its battle cry and I’m so proud. “‘Patria y Vida’ talks to the reality of every artist on that song. “It’s been the motor behind everything that’s happening,” adds Malcom. “The song is a battle cry that speaks directly to the regime and says, ‘Enough!’” Delgado told Billboard. On July 13, the track registered 303,000 streams globally with 173,500 of those in the U.S. In the past few days, streams of the song have exploded. ![]() And of those streams, about 6,000 per day were in the U.S. Originally released in February on Romero’s indie label Chancleta Records, the track struck a chord - now, it’s the anthem of a movement. According to MRC Data, the song was getting about 13,000 daily global on-demand streams per day, between June 30 and July 8. Death or Life: Here's Why This Song Is Pissing Off the Cuban Government
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