On Location: Blondie s Debbie Harry Looks Back on the Band s Iconic Cuba Trip
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On Location: Blondie s Debbie Harry Looks Back on the Band s Iconic Cuba Trip
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Blondie were always one of the more imaginative acts to emerge from the storied New York punk club CBGB in the 1970s.
Singer Debbie Harry’s new wave credentials were impeccable, but the band she fronted soon outgrew the limitations of three-chord rock songs. They topped the UK charts with a disco single, Heart Of Glass, sparking cries of ‘Sell out!’ from their peroxide-dyed peers. Other hits included a classic reggae cover, The Tide Is High, and the brilliant Rapture, one of the first singles to mix rap and rock.
So it’s no surprise to find the band, with Harry still in magnificent voice at 76, continuing to take chances. Vivir En La Habana, out today on vinyl and digitally, was made in Cuba and puts a Latin spin on some of their biggest hits. Made on a visit to the island in 2019, it’s billed as an EP, but is actually a 40-minute live album, with three of its six tracks expanded into lengthy medleys.