He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living under dictatorships throughout the 1960s and 1970s who dreamt of the ideal Cuba that he — and his guitar — helped evoke.
Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez looks on during an interview with The Associated Press in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, June 6, 2024. Rodrguez, 77, one of Latin America's most famous musicians, has released a new album, his first in three years. – He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living under dictatorships throughout the 1960s and 1970s who dreamt of the ideal Cuba that he — and his guitar — helped to evoke.
Rodríguez, who regards himself as a man of the left, says that is not an excuse to ignore the economic crisis that Cuba is going through and that has him worried. “And while they imagine themselves cool and conscientious, the reality is a show of inefficiency. The young run away en masse,” read the lyrics of “Para botar el sofá” , in which Rodríguez sings about the youth who have left the island.
Born in the small town of San Antonio de los Banos, near Havana, on Nov. 29, 1946, Rodríguez was a teenager when the revolution led byLike many young people of his generation — and others that came after him — Rodríguez joined the call to work for his country. He became a literacy teacher, a militiaman, did his military service and was sent to Angola as part of the Cuban military missions in the war against groups supported by South Africa’s apartheid government.
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