Joaquín Sabina: Cuba is' a tremendous historical failure '
DDC
Madrid 03/22/2011
The English singer will tour the U.S. and will be presented in Miami on 27 May. Supports know that in his visits to the island has been 'a privileged tourist. "
The English singer Joaquin Sabina
said that Cuba "is lately being something close to a tremendous historic failure" in an interview with the Miami newspaper El Nuevo Herald on the occasion of his first U.S. tour, which starts in May. "I love you so much the island, unless the Cuban exiles, who love her more than me, but I love her very much and live all the contradictions that island living, "said Sabina, known for his leftist positions and who repeatedly has refused to condemn the regime in Havana.
In April last year, said he would not sign" no manifesto or letter against Cuba while there are things like (the prison) or blocking Guantanamo. "
The English musician of 62 years will be presented at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on May 27 as part of his tour before last train that will take him to New York, 25, and Los Angeles on September 29.
"Come up with a lot of adrenaline and enthusiasm, wanting to give a concert that is an overview of our work and knowing that it will be a group of Cubans with banners at the door, "said the singer, aware that Miami will find both supporters and detractors.
Sabina admitted to knowing that in about ten visits to Cuba has been treated as" a privileged tourist and not as a Cuban who suffer and bear the Cuban dictatorship. "
" Now I have not been done in Cuba because I feel very sad. I read the newspapers, talk to people and I know what's going on and I know the country is bankrupt, "he added.
did not clarify whether his trip to Havana had a" love island ".
" Cuba is not a person can go more or less right or wrong made, not fall in love with someone. First you fall in love with the island, after the city of [Havana] and then around the world going down the street, "he said simply.
Sabina, who twice met alone with Fidel Castro, said he has "a peaceful vision of Cuban reality."
"I've never seen well", he added, and said that in his meetings with the former president talked about "everything.''
According to El Nuevo Herald, admitted to being one of the artists who have been slow to acknowledge publicly the situation in Cuba.
"Leftists in Spain and in Europe we never share anything about what was happening behind of the Berlin Wall, because we considered a horror. The revolution of our youth was the Cuban, and have lived it as an emotion and as a heartbreaking tragedy for many years, "he said.
The English singer lived in exile in London in the seventies for his militant left, pursued by the Franco.
"The drama of exile I understand that. In Spain there are many Cuban exiles semiexiliados, some are musicians and have played with them. I'm friends with Paquito D'Rivera, Bebo Valdes and I know, "he said. He also mentioned his appreciation for singer-songwriters Pablo Milanes and Silvio Rodriguez.
" They are very important in the island I have given hundreds of dollars if they were long, and they decided to stay there, "he said." I would not change for them, but I think it is very, very difficult what they're doing, "he said.
Sabina was ready to sing with the Cuban Willy Chirino, who popularized a version of his Black Sox.
"I liked both versions, I do my song as he sang. If it appears on the show and gets to sing, because I loved "he said.
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Nausea has left a new comment entry " Joaquín Sabina: Cuba is" a terrible failure historical ... "
And Sabina is a huge brazen, if not more ugly (and fairer). These foreign Socialists, who live at full speed swimming privileges, have the nerve to take the very saviors of humanity and to lecture the world. This little guy has absolutely nothing to say to a Cuban on Cuba. Having talked so much shit before, if now is to make interesting, to go with that bone Juanes and comparsa. If I had a drop of shame, would not dare touch the subject of Cuba or near Miami, but it seems he believes he can coax "those people" in exile like idiots. Enough and so much disrespect.
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Nausea has left a new comment entry " Joaquín Sabina: Cuba is" a terrible failure historical ... "
And Sabina is a huge brazen, if not more ugly (and fairer). These foreign Socialists, who live at full speed swimming privileges, have the nerve to take the very saviors of humanity and to lecture the world. This little guy has absolutely nothing to say to a Cuban on Cuba. Having talked so much shit before, if now is to make interesting, to go with that bone Juanes and comparsa. If I had a drop of shame, would not dare touch the subject of Cuba or near Miami, but it seems he believes he can coax "those people" in exile like idiots. Enough and so much disrespect.
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