The Miami New Times talks to our good friend Michael Mut and his band Electric Piquete, providing perhaps the quote of the year: “Hopefully, Fidel hears the song and dies!”
Electric Piquete Talks Bay of Pigs Tribute: “Hopefully, Fidel Hears the Song and Dies”
Electric Piquete bass player Michael Mut has a direct connection to the Bay of Pigs. His grandfather spent 18 months in a Cuban prison after John F. Kennedy abandoned him and hundreds of others on La Playa Girón during their invasion to topple Fidel Castro’s communist dictatorship.
Today, the Cuban fusion band that Mut cofounded with lifelong pal Ed Rosado is working an instrumental single in tribute to the bravery of those who fought and died for freedom. Here’s what Mut has to say about blood on the sand, Afrika Bambaataa, and why the rest of America “doesn’t give a fuck about Cuba.”
Talk about the song.
“En La Playa Girón” is our single right now, inspired by the Bay of Pigs invasion. My grandfather was a part of that, and so was the trumpet player Rich Dixon’s. They both spent 18 months in prison. I’m not that brave to do what they did, but this is my contribution to the same fight as them for doing it.What do you think of Fidel Castro?
Son of a bitch. Fuck that guy. A lot of people left when he declared himself communist. My grandpa lost his business, house, and all his money was seized by the communist government.
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