A play on Fidel Castro's “homeland or death,” it is titled “homeland and life.” Fidel Castro, the communist leader and revolutionary dictator who ruled Cuba for more than half a century, was known for ...

During the biggest anti-government protests on the island of Cuba in decades, protesters have been chanting words from a hip-hop song released earlier this year, calling for the end to Cuba's ...

“Patria o muerte” — “homeland or death.” It’s a phrase often emblazoned on Cuban pesos, one that was frequently invoked by former longtime leader Fidel Castro during the dawn of the country’s ...

This is the first of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America — from Cuba to Colombia, from San Juan to Santiago. The music helped galvanize protests; ...

A rap turned protest chant is giving hope to demonstrators, and playing off an old Castro revolutionary slogan. By Megan Janetsky CARTAGENA, Colombia — “Patria y Vida.” Homeland and Life. That chant ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - You have seen the signs and heard the cries of "Patria y Vida," meaning "Homeland and Life" and it has become the siren song for protesters on the island as well as here in South ...

On July 11, for the first time in decades, the world watched as thousands of Cuban citizens poured into the streets in peaceful demonstration against their government demanding, above all else, ...

Quick music history quiz; what do the songs “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and NWA’s “Fuck The Police” have in common? Give up? They’re both protest songs. ”Yankee Doodle” was originally a British song mocking ...

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This is the first of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America — from Cuba to Colombia, from San Juan to Santiago. The music helped galvanize protests; ...