Silvio Rodríguez dice Cuba "pide a gritos una revisión"
viernes 26 de marzo de 2010 19:33 GYT
LA HABANA (Reuters) - El cantautor Silvio Rodríguez dijo que Cuba "pide a gritos una revisión" al presentar el viernes su nuevo disco, que dedicó al medio siglo de la revolución liderada por Fidel Castro.
Rodríguez, considerado la voz de la revolución cubana, dijo que la idea de "reinventar" el sistema socialista de la isla no es nueva, pero "no siempre se ha conseguido".
"Yo creo que este es un momento en que sí, la revolución, la vida nacional, el país pide a gritos una revisión de montones de cosas (...) desde conceptos hasta instituciones", dijo el músico de 63 años durante una conferencia de prensa en La Habana para presentar su disco "Segunda Cita".
Rodríguez es autor de populares temas como "Causas y Azares", "Unicornio Azul" y "Ojalá", fue uno de los líderes del movimiento de la Nueva Trova en la década de 1960.
Su música profundamente identificada con la revolución ha contenido también crítica social.
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http://lta.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idLTASIE62P1OT20100326?sp=trueGoogle translation of this article posted here last week:
Silvio Rodriguez said Cuba "cries out for revision"
Friday March 26, 2010 19:33 AM ET
LA HABANA (Reuters) - The singer Silvio Rodriguez said Cuba "cries out for revision" on Friday presenting his new album, which he dedicated to a half century of the revolution led by Fidel Castro.
Rodriguez, considered the voice of the Cuban revolution, said the idea of "reinventing" the island's socialist system is not new, but "has not always been achieved."
"I think this is a time that yes, the revolution, the national life, the country is crying out for a review of lots of things (...) from concept to institutions," said the musician of 63 years during a conference press in Havana to present his album "Second Date."
Rodriguez is the author of popular songs like "Cause and Chance", "Blue Unicorn" and "hope" was one of the leaders of the Nueva Trova movement in the 1960s.
His music deeply identified with the revolution also has contained social criticism.
"There are many things that should be reviewed in Cuba and I've heard, unofficially always and never of course unfortunately in our press, that these things are being discussed," Rodriguez said.
"God wills it so!" He added, drawing applause of hundreds of people gathered at the Casa de las Americas in Havana.
President Raul Castro, who took two years to his ailing brother Fidel in power, has embarked on reforms such as allowing small cell phones and decentralizing some decisions in the socialist economy.
Many Cubans hope economic reforms more fundamental.
Asked about international criticism received by Cuba in February after the death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata during a hunger strike, Rodriguez responded that he had a "consensus" against the island.
U.S. President Barack Obama this week condemned the human rights situation in Cuba, which he described as "deeply disturbing."
I know all that has happened. I still have many more reasons to believe in the revolution, that to believe detractors," Rodriguez said.Rodriguez's comments came shortly after Pablo Milanes, another famous singer of the revolution, he criticized during a tour of Spain to the Cuban government by how it treats its dissidents.
Milanés even warned of "responsibility" of the Cuban authorities on the health of Guillermo Fariñas, another dissident who takes a month on hunger strike.
Rodriguez said "Second Date" was a hard "local" and "controversial."
The album goes from rock to ballad and includes topics such as "Sea Lady," "Hurricane" and "Old Troubadour."
(Reporting by Rosa Tania Valdes; edited by Esteban Israel and Tony Jimenez)
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