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Cuban Rap : ALAMAR East Havana The Cuban Hip Hop
ALAMAR ( East Havana - Havana del Este) Home of the CUBAN RAP and HIP HOP scene.
The vibrant Cuba Rap and Hip Hop movement found his roots in the economic crisis that followed the
collapse of Cuba's ally, the former Soviet Union.
This period known in Cuba as the " Special Period" led to poverty and growing social difference between
Cubans.
In ALAMAR , a town of more than 250,000 inhabitants 20 km east of Central Havana, many of the Rap groups
were formed , names like Papa Humbertico, and the group Orishas ( the Gods) are well known on the Cuba Rap scene.
The Rap Movement and their songs became rapidly popular among the Cuban youth, who could identify
themselves with the rap lyrics full of frustration, police repression and lack of economic well being.
Each year in August the Cuba Rap Festival is held in Alamar Havana del Este (East Havana)
Los Aldeanos "Pity Pity Fu" HIP HOP in HAVANA
HABANA HIP HOP FESTIVAL AND CUBA RAP
Periodicity : Annual
Sponsor : Asociacion Hermanos Saiz
Venue : Alamar , Havana del Este
Organizing committee : Sr Alpido Alonso
Email : ahs at ujc.org.cu
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