We Excavate Cuba's Rallying Cry, 'Patria Y Vida'

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🗓️ 24 July 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Cuban experience is synonymous with Cuban music. This week, we take a look at the uprising in Cuba and the island's history with protest music.

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1:25.4	demonstration in Cuba in recent decades.
1:28.7	On July 11, thousands of Cuban citizens took to the streets across the island to protest their
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