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"Continuing this fascinating book, the next chapter Babulù Ayé looks at "Latin" music. Joe Boyd is thankfully colour-blind & aware of the racial undercurrents that swirl around this music.How Castro lifted the colour bar in Cuba but then cracked down on what he saw as sexual permissiveness, even dancing - leaving the way open for New York to sweep in,as indigenous Afro-Cuban stars were swept aside ." — Feb 07, 2026 06:26AM
"Continuing this fascinating book, the next chapter Babulù Ayé looks at "Latin" music. Joe Boyd is thankfully colour-blind & aware of the racial undercurrents that swirl around this music.How Castro lifted the colour bar in Cuba but then cracked down on what he saw as sexual permissiveness, even dancing - leaving the way open for New York to sweep in,as indigenous Afro-Cuban stars were swept aside ." — Feb 07, 2026 06:26AM
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