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Reggaeton Banned in Cuba as Castro Cracks Down on Music

Replies: 22 - Last Post: Dec 12, 2012 12:13 PM Last Post By: dontomas

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del_Norte

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Dec 4, 2012 11:27 AM
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Reggaeton Banned in Cuba as Castro Cracks Down on Music

Really?? I have a big problem of course with most forms of censorship but personally would be grateful to not ever hear another Reggaeton song. I wonder how this will affect the street and club raves and Reggaeton played in a cab etc. What's next? A ban on stupid male haircuts and the phrase "Hello my fren..." ??

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/reggaeton-banned-in-cuba-as-castro-cracks-down-on-music.html

Rickie_01

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Dec 4, 2012 11:54 AM
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I am not a fan of Reggaeton so they can send all the reggaeton singers including my partner to the Island of Youth to rap their hearts out.

As a side note a group of Italians singers will be putting on a free concert in Havana this Saturday. They bought over their own sound equipment and whatever else they need to blow the roof off. Sounds really really BIG according to my companion who is thinking for going to see them sing and maybe get their autographs.

johnabbotsford

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Dec 4, 2012 1:18 PM
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Other than the misleading headline there is nothing to suggest a total ban.
"The Cultural Ministry’s music institute will levy severe sanctions or ban musicians including reggaeton artists whose lyrics are deemed sexually explicit or demeaning to women"
Pity though (re no total ban).

Steve_YYZ

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Dec 4, 2012 4:00 PM
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Wow!!!!! The administration is going to crack down on “vulgar” songs in the island nation and artists whose lyrics are deemed sexually explicit or demeaning to women,

Gee.... if only our first-world governments were so progressive, and free speech be damned. Nobody needs to listen to that crap.

sayeh

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Dec 4, 2012 4:03 PM
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And how fantastic - “Neither vulgarity nor mediocrity will be able to tarnish the richness of Cuban music” - thank all the gods. The double entendres in the old songs were a lot more subtle, and a lot less demeaning to women. And a hell of a lot easier to listen to :-)

But then I'm just a grumpy old woman........

johnabbotsford

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Dec 4, 2012 5:18 PM
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LOL!

del_Norte

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Dec 4, 2012 5:45 PM
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Sayeh, I had the same thought about the deep tradition of double entendres in the music. El Guayabero comes to mind.

wnyzfinest

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Dec 4, 2012 5:49 PM
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not a big fan of the reggae-ton, i mean chupi chupi was pretty cool - but there are some other songs that you ask yourself really - these guys are thirsty lol..

Rickie_01

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Dec 4, 2012 6:25 PM
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Give me some old fashion Cuban music anytime, words that I can understand and salsa and rumba I can relate to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAs7U1dyesQ

johnabbotsford

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Dec 4, 2012 7:26 PM
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One of the tshirts I had made for my last trip was printed as follows
Si cantas
La Guantanamera
de nuevo
TE MATO!!!!!!!

...so sorry Rickie I have just watched this several times but with the sound mute.

sayeh

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Dec 4, 2012 8:24 PM
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#8 Rickie you have checked out my youtube videos, haven't you? No advertisements, just music and dancing in Santiago. Look up gdayjen2 and enjoy!
and not a guajira amongst them!

Edited by: sayeh

Rickie_01

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Dec 5, 2012 6:26 AM
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...so sorry Rickie I have just watched this several times but with the sound mute.

John, don’t know why. 1.203.163 people have viewed this video so far with the sound. Click on the same video on the right side and see if you can get sound. If no click on Jen video ……..jejeje

Caney

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Dec 5, 2012 8:37 AM
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I don't care about lyrics -I don't get them most of the time anyway- it's the damn music I can't stand.

johnabbotsford

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Dec 5, 2012 2:39 PM
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No you misunderstand Rickie - consistent with my tshirt's message I pressed the mute button!
I'm with Caney hence was disappointed that it all was not being banned!

greslogo

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Dec 5, 2012 5:22 PM
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As much as I like Cuban "timba"..... Van Van and Charanga Habanera, etc. I also like a lot of the Cuban reggaeton. I was going to say, you guys must must be old farts but that is what I am....jeje

Edited by: greslogo
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