Barbero de Santiago
¡Viva Fidel!
Hot in the Shade
La esquina
Crosstown bus
Time is Gold.
Casa de la Trova
Barbero de SantiagoOn a street corner in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba… the true soul of Cuba, though the people of La Habana might not agree… a blind man gets a shave. Life is pretty close to ground level in Cuba, but closer in Santiago.
¡Viva Fidel!The spirit of Fidel lives on.When Fidel was captured, the story goes, the commander had orders to execute him and his revolutionary followers after their failed attack on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953. Captured in the Sierra Maestra Mountains outside Santiago, the commander stood the group in front of a large boulder to shoot them, but decided they would be a better example if they were put on trial.When Fidel died, his brother Raúl sought a fitting memorial stone for his grave in Santiago. A sculptor made one that looked like the boulder. Raúl did not think it was right. He went to the place where they were captured and found the actual boulder. With considerable effort it was removed to the cemetery and now marks the resting place of Fidel.So the story goes…In a few hours you will be victorious or defeated, but regardless of the outcome – listen well, friends – this Movement will triumph. If you win tomorrow, the aspirations of Martí will be fulfilled sooner. If we fail, our action will nevertheless set an example for the Cuban people, and from the people will arise fresh new men willing to die for Cuba. They will pick up our banner and move forward... The people will back us in Oriente and in the whole island. As in '68 and '92, here in Oriente we will give the first cry of Liberty or Death!– Fidel Castro's speech to the Movement just before the Moncada Attack, 1953
Hot in the Shade
La esquinaSo few cars… in Santiago.
Crosstown bus
Time is Gold.Time is gold. Take advantage of it.
Casa de la TrovaCasa de la Trova is a little club, at the corner of Heredia and St. Felix, where the native treasures of this region, Pepe Sanchez, Sindo Garay, Compay Segundo have their roots. Considered the birthplace of Trova, the photos on the walls show who has been there, played there and whose spirits are still present.
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