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22 March 2004

Songs of Cuba, silenced in America
" We may think we are isolating Cuba with our embargo and our travel restrictions, but it is we Americans who are becoming isolated." US singer-songwriter Jackson Browne on the US - Cuba visa conflict.
From New York Times;

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/22/opinion/22BROW.html

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Songs of Cuba, silenced in America
"We may think we are isolating Cuba with our embargo and our travel restrictions, but it is we Americans who are becoming isolated," said singer-songwriter Jackson Browne on the US - Cuba visa conflict
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Cuba/USA: Music Freedom Day sparks emotional debates on Cuban blogs
3 March has fuelled interesting and revealing debates on past and present accounts of censorship in Cuba. The 'blogger-universe' hosts the exchange of opinions.
06 March 2008
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Video interview with the Cuban professor Mario Masvidal about the situation in Cuba in 2006 concerning music censorship
09 January 2007
Cuba: Rap and censorship
Articles on alleged censorship in Cuba
03 January 2003
Cuba: Imprisonment made Gorki stronger
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01 May 2007
Cuba - US row over Grammy visas
The Cuban government has accused the United States of deliberately delaying visas to stop Cuban nominees attending the Latin Grammy Awards in Miami
09 September 2003
Cuba: Country profile
Excerpt from 'A Survey Of Censorship And Restrictions On Music In Spanish America'
25 February 2002
CRAG Report: The Missing Cuban Musicians
No Cuban bands have been admitted entry into the U.S. since November 2003. New report on the situation for cultural exchange between Cuba and the U.S.
05 October 2004
Cuban musicians criticize new U.S. travel rules
A group of musicians has criticized new U.S. regulations that will further limit travel to Cuba, urging the United States to build bridges to the island instead of tearing them down.
The musicians tied their comments to the release of the album: Bridge to Havana
02 July 2004
Freedom of Expression Awards 2004
The Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2004 took place on 22 March. The Music Award went to Daniel Barenboim & Edward Said. The other nominees were Gorki Luis Įguila Carrasco (Cuba), Junoon (Pakistan), and Ferhat Tunc (Turkey)
24 March 2004