SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- The members of the Cuban group Havana D’Firstwhich composed last year Team Aserea topic dedicated to Cuba team that took part in the fifth World Baseball Classic, have been left stranded at the Jamaica airport after the Copa Airlines plane could not land in Cuba due to adverse weather conditions.
According to the director of the group, Alexander Abreu, after appearing in Quibdó, a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Chocó, they were to return to Cuba this Wednesday, after stopping in Panama.
Although the plane attempted to complete the trip, it was impossible to get close due to the storms associated with Helene, a journey that caused great fear to the members of Havana D’Primerawho have been able to align themselves with Castro’s cultural policy by releasing songs such as “They Tell Me Cuba”, in which there are many phrases in the style of “a real Cuban gives his life for his land, and prepared for combat, he stands up to his flag.” clings.”
In Jamaica they have remained more than 12 hours: “No information. Without food or attention. We got on a flight from Panama that was known to be almost impossible to land in Havana due to the strong gusts. And we are still here. “We are stranded at the Jamaica airport without information,” the group said from its Facebook profile.
“We have been here since yesterday because we couldn’t land. Copa is not giving news about anything, here at the Jamaica airport no one responds. “They treat us like we’re not customers or people or anything,” one of the musicians said in a video broadcast.
The orchestra frequently performs on international stages and enjoys favoritism from the regime that has no objections to its outings, which contrasts with the repression and censorship of protesting musicians.
This month, Havana D’Primera had several presentations in Mexico, both in the capital and in Cancun.
Last year, the group announced on social networks Team Aserereleased with a video clip that alternates moments from the Cuban performance in the Baseball Classic with passages from the recording of the song in a studio in Havana.
“I bring a sea of feelings and bravery a tsunami. I’m going down to Miami to hit a home run for Ohtani“, reads one of the fragments of the song.
The song seemed to be a vindication of the team after the avalanche of criticism received after the first two defeats and in the face of the controversy that arose inside and outside the island around the formation of the team and its role as a propaganda agent by the dictatorship. .
Abreu, one of those “trustworthy” musicians in Cuba, was awarded years ago with the Roseta de Cienfuegos, the highest award given by the province to outstanding personalities “in the promotion and safeguarding of the cultural values of the nation.”
