El Lector Stories and Cigars from the Exiled South

#10 - "Pop-Pop… this is Cuban Afro-Funk…” - Steve Roitstein part 2


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On this episode our conversation with Steve Roitstein continues and goes a bit deeper. We bring a bit of historical perspective on Cuba and the black-listing of certain artists, specifically Willie Chirino who Steve collaborated with for years. Steve tells how a song became a sensation and source of hope in Cuba and how that song also led to the arrest of some who dared listen to it or sing it in their homes. We talk Miami and the things that connect us. No matter where we come from the history of the Cuban exile to Miami impacts us all, even a Jewish kid from Connecticut.
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