The journalist Mario J. Pentón described the presentation of the duo of reggaetonos as an act of “dual moral blade”.
Miami, United States. – The announced participation of the Dany Ome and Kevincito Reguetoneros duo on the Carnival of Santiago 2025 has unleashed criticism when coinciding with the celebrations for July 26, anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks, an ephemeris of strong ideological load for the island regime.
Both artists, who reside in the United States and claim to have been beneficiaries of migratory advantages such as refugees, They will be presented On Saturday 26 at the “All X Santiago” event, at the emblematic Alameda clock.
“Danny Ome and Kevincito on the 13th, benefited with migratory advantages in the US The journalist Mario J. Pentón denounced On his Facebook page, where he described the act as “dundored dual mall.”
The participation of the duo occurs with the controversial Juan Guillermo Almeida, son of the late commander Juan Almeida Bosque, whom the journalist referred as the “new rich of the regime.” Pentón added: “Ironically, they give them a lawsuit to them who dragged their mother’s streets, a white lady.”
Pentón refers to Noelia Pedraza Jiménez, mother of Dany Ome and member of the Oppositor Women’s Group Ladies of Blanco.
The event “All X Santiago”, which is held from July 24 to 27, is part of the celebrations for the 510th anniversary of the foundation of the city and has the sponsorship of Pucara investments and the support of the provincial government. According to Latin Pressit is an initiative “to bring good music to the Santiago people that will have free access.”
Artists will perform in a public space with daytime activities, concerts and animation. Dany Ome and Kevincito on the 13th are known for their success in the distribution genre and for forming the duo “the cursed”. Since their irruption in the music scene they have collaborated with artists such as Jacob Forever, the Taiger and Ovi. Its YouTube channel accumulates more than 42 million visualizations and an average of 1.4 million video views.
Both grew in Hialeah, Florida, after leaving Cuba being children. In March 2024 they traveled to the island for the first time to record a video clip with Yomil. “La Vibra, the smell of Cuba is unique, feels rich,” Ome said upon his arrival in Havana, in Interview with The Project The Cuban family.
His visit generated criticism from exile, which reproaches the proximity of some urban artists with official institutions. However, the duo has tried to uncheck the controversies. “We know each other since we were little. Here there were discos that were like a ‘bonche’ of the Amelia park,” they recalled in An interview with the influencer Carnota.
During his stay on the island, Dany Ome affirmed That in addition to recording music, he wanted to see his grandmother sick of cancer. “I took almost all my family for the United States. I have here my grandmother … and I’m crazy to see her,” he said.
In social networks, the group also expressed its solidarity with popular protests in Cuba. “Freedom for all my Cuban brothers who are on the street. Cuba belongs to the Cubans. If one day I cannot step on my land more than for a fair cause, I cannot be silent with everything that is happening,” they wrote after returning to the United States. However, that publication It was eliminated.
Saturday’s presentation has been interpreted by some as a way to normalize the presence of exile musicians on the island, but has also revived the debate on tensions between art, politics and exile. For some, such as Pentón, it is an incongruity with ethical and moral implications. For others, like the artists themselves, it is a way of reconnecting with their roots and with the Cuban public.
This same month, both reggaetons caused a stir on social networks after a image of his circulated in which they pose smiling next to a revolutionary National Police officer (PNR) in the middle of Habanera Street. The photo It was shared In the Instagram account un_motitodurako8_live_oficial.
While Dany Ome and Kevincito on the 13th will be presented on Saturday, July 26, on July 25 and 27, Maykel Blanco and his major sauce and “Mom I am shining” will be taken with the young JP Venom, respectively.
