{"id":31065,"date":"2026-05-28T05:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=31065"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:35:24","slug":"viva-cuba-profiles-of-three-artists-from-the-caribbean-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/viva-cuba-profiles-of-three-artists-from-the-caribbean-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Viva Cuba! Profiles of Three Artists from the Caribbean Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Author’s note: Ahead of a March 2025 trip to Cuba, I was inspired to learn as much as I could about the country, its history, people and culture. After that visit, I was inspired to write about it. An edited version of this and the referenced features was first published in<\/em> SPIN.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though Cuba lies a mere 90 miles south of Key West, the island nation seems a world away. One of many byproducts of the U.S.\u2019s paternalistic-turned-antagonistic treatment of its southern neighbor is that few in the U.S. are aware of the rich Cuban musical scene that continues to thrive. It does so in many forms, via the music of longtime \u00e9migr\u00e9s from the island like Albita Rodr\u00edguez, more recent settlers in the U.S. like Cimafunk, and artists like Obsesi\u00f3n, who steadfastly call Cuba their home.<\/p>\n

Click for profiles of each artist…<\/p>\n