Havana, May 18 – Cuban Culture Minister Elpidio Alonso described the persecution of Buena Fe Duo in Spain as cowardly, McCarthyist and fascist acts, his Twitter account highlighted today.
Headline also denounced the pressure exerted against the owners of the venues that scheduled their concerts in the country, which they called “the new champions of respect for diversity and freedom of expression”.
Reactions of public condemnation to efforts to boycott performances by Cuban musicians in that Iberian nation escalated on social networks using the hashtag #ConBuenaFeYo.
«In the name of freedom, sometimes fascist atrocities are committed, wrote Spanish singer Pilar Boero on his Twitter account.
For its part, the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNIC) issued a statement through which it expressed its indignation at the ‘barbarism’ that has unfolded in recent days in the persecution and harassment of Cuban artists . Merchants and promoters in Spain and from that country committed their tour to several cities.
“It is an assault against decency, a clear contempt for culture and those of us who defend our right to work from this blocked and maligned island,” the text indicates.
The release points out that the lack of originality, the anti-Cuban elements involved in the events followed the fascist script set by the Platista sect established in South Florida in the United States, the same one that set fire to works by Manuel Mendiev and Cuban and Antillean Passed along steamroller on records by foreign artists performing in the nation.
The document outlines the intellectuals’ solidarity with Buena Fe and its leader Israel Rojas, a member of that organization’s National Council, and thanks the many Spaniards and Cubans living in that country and other parts of the world who support them. And raised voice against this injustice.
