News Theme Song

This is no longer the song used to open the broadcast--which could be heard coming from all directions, walking through any neighborhood at 8pm.



I would like to hear a hip hop beat sample this song.

Cuba Libre: Open Air Freestyle & Rum

Cola Loca, the most popular pop rap duo in Cuba right now, gets drunk, clowns and raps for your voyeuristic enjoyment.

Cola Loca--crazy queue, wild tail, dyslexic soft drink, or silly reguetoneros?

This is the jam of the moment on the streets of Havana. Catchy and hilarious. The whole island is chanting "No me da mi gana americana". Watch the video to the end--comiquísimo!

Cultural typologies of Cuban youth

Starring (the easy cognates) roqueros and friquis, miquis and punkie, reguetoneros and reparteros.

This cultural distillation is a must read for anyone wanting to identify style types in their natural habitats of house parties, apartment stoops, matinee discos, and the malecon.

Popular Reguetonero Lost at Sea

All you have heard in the streets for the last two years has been Elvis Manuel and Gente de Zona. Sadly, Elvis Manuel has disappeared at sea.