| 23/12/2020 – 17:11 (GMT-4)
Cuban rebel rapper Maykel Osorbo has joined the group Orishas and the duo Gente de Zona in a new musical theme, as a gesture of solidarity between musicians amid the effervescence that Cuba has experienced in recent days following events of the San Movement Isidro.
Activist Esteban Rodríguez, who was present at the recording with Maykel Osorbo in Havana, confirmed for CiberCuba that the artists will offer the public a presentation of the song “Ojalá Pase”, an Orishas version of the song “Ojalá”, by the singer-songwriter. Cuban Silvio Rodríguez.
Esteban Rodríguez shared a photo with Maykel Osorbo and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, from the studios where they recorded the rapper’s part.
Although there is no official release date for the theme, it is believed that it will be ready for next January.
Earlier this year, Orishas and Spanish singer Beatriz Luengo awarded the song “Ojalá pasa”, in which they demanded a change on the island and denounced the country’s decline in “60 years in which dominoes were closed”.
“This is my way of telling you / My people are crying and I hear their voice / You 59 and I double 2 (2020) / 60 years old blocked the domino”, says the version they made the theme of the Cuban troubadour .
However, “We hope to pass” has raised a great deal of controversy, to the point where the issue has been removed from all platforms after Silvio Rodríguez said he did not authorize Orishas to use his song, several Cuban state media accused the group of “opportunistic vandalism.”
“What do I think about this flagrant infringement of my Ojalá copyright, something notorious for 50 years? Silvio Rodríguez said for the use of the chorus of his song.
The events of the San Isidro Movement – to which Maykel Osorbo belongs and with which he went on a hunger strike and thirst for the freedom of rapper Denis Solís and the lack of freedom in Cuba – aroused the solidarity and empathy of many, even among those who at one point they preferred not to get involved in political issues related to Cuba.
One of those claimed the movement was singer Yotuel Romero, member of Orishas: “Today more than ever I look at #MovimientoSanIsidro with emotion and I feel proud. Because this is a struggle for everyone and because culture has been a fundamental piece in the great political and social changes “, he said.
The official Orishas page also shared a video of the day when Cuban police, dressed as doctors, disbanded the movement and accompanied it with hashtags such as #todossomossanisidro # ojalápase #amamecomosoyyo or #cubanosefuedemi.
In turn, the duo Gente de Zona said I feel respect and admiration for the San Isidro Movement: “Today we want to express that we feel an incredible respect and admiration for you, countrymen!”, they assured.
Even Silvio Rodríguez referred to the rupture of the dialogue with Cuban artists on November 27 by the Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso.
“It feels like they got their hands on whatever it was to suspend the dialogue, to get it out of the way,” commented on his blog The second meeting.
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