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“Patria o muerte” “homeland or death.” It’s a phrase often emblazoned on Cuban pesos, one that was frequently invoked by former longtime leader Fidel Castro during the dawn of the country’s Communist revolution.
Now, the familiar saying has been repurposed for the protest anthem “Patria y Vida,” or “homeland and life,” a subversive song by some of Cuba’s most popular musicians that rails against social repression and a severe economic crisis in their home country.
“Now let us not shout ‘homeland and death’ but rather ‘homeland and life, ” sing artists Yotuel, Descemer Bueno and reggaeton duo Gente de Zona, among others. “May no more blood flow for desiring to think differently. Who told you that Cuba is yours if Cuba belongs to all my people?”
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