During the biggest anti-government protests on the island of Cuba in decades, protesters have been chanting words from a hip-hop song released earlier this year, calling for the end to Cuba's ...

This is the first of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America — from Cuba to Colombia, from San Juan to Santiago. The music helped galvanize protests; ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - You have seen the signs and heard the cries of "Patria y Vida," meaning "Homeland and Life" and it has become the siren song for protesters on the island as well as here in South ...

A music video slamming a Cuban communist slogan has gone viral — and has really got under the Cuban regime’s skin. “Patria y Vida” or, Homeland and Life, is an intentional flip of the late Cuban ...

Quick music history quiz; what do the songs “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and NWA’s “Fuck The Police” have in common? Give up? They’re both protest songs. ”Yankee Doodle” was originally a British song mocking ...

Since the birth of Hip-Hop, it has been America’s universal sound of struggle. In the early ’70s, people of problematic plagued areas needed a space to express their oppression in a way that people ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Protesters in Cuba are still trying to tell the world about the dire situations they’re facing. In Central Florida, another rally is planned for this weekend at Lake Eola. People at ...

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It's difficult to fully grasp the dire living conditions in Cuba right now. People line up and wait all day for basic groceries like chicken and oil, only to go home empty-handed, because the store ...

ANAMARIA SAYRE, BYLINE: So the name of the song is "Patria Y Vida," which translates to homeland and life, which is kind of a clever play on a saying that has been used as kind of a mantra in Cuba ...

The lyrics pack in plenty of historical and current references, so we turned to Miami-based Cuban-American musician Lilly Blanco to translate the lyrics and annotate the references. The most important ...

Suarez said the project was spearheaded by Carollo, known for his outspokenness and strong ties to Miami's community of exiled Cubans. “Usually, we look for funds that we put in the hands of the ...