About the concert
Juan Formell of Los Van Van says about his visit to the U.S., “... this is not about sharing an idea or an ideology - you can think in one way, I can think in another. But we're talking about mu-sic.’’ And there’s the rub, he can couch it anyway he or his handlers choose, but it doesn’t change the fact that if he did not adhere to a regime approved political ideology he would not be here on the states dime. If he didn’t play the puppet he’d be just another Cuban struggling to scrounge their next meal; just another Cuban slave supporting the elite with his blood, sweat and tears.
The fact that there are fewer out there protesting the injustice doesn't provide food or freedom to anyone on the island.
The fact that some Cubans will attend the Van Van concert really raises the question: Is it time to revisit and perhaps do away with the Cuba Adjustment act since the new wave seems to be economic refugees (not exclusively but for the most part).
As for the concert I could give a rats ass, I'm not going and I won't mention it and give it free publicity either. I've never listened to Van Van's but someone played some teasers of VAN VAN's on a local station and just like everything else from socialist country's its inferior grade.