Latin Grammy Winner Gets 9-Year Prison Sentence in Cuba

A Cuban courtroom imposed jail sentences on two well-known Cuban artists who took half in composing and recording “Patria y Vida,” the viral rap track that grew to become the anthem for disaffected Cubans banned by Cuba’s Communist regime and received two Latin Grammys final 12 months.

Hip-hop singer Maykel Castillo and visible artist Luis Manuel Otero, who’re main members of a dissident motion defending civil rights on the communist island, had been convicted of contempt and public dysfunction, amongst different fees, Cuba’s lawyer normal’s workplace stated on Friday.