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Cuban musicians allowed back into the US
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 29 September 2009
Cuban musicians are to be allowed to perform in the USA for the first time in six years. Singer Omara Portundo, singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés and composer Zenaida Romeu have all been supplied with visas by the US State Department to travel to and play in North America later this year.
Blocked since 2003, the possibility that Cuban performers would be permitted entry into the US arose in April when President Obama announced that he was seeking to improve relations between the two countries. Upon the news, promoters in the states immediately began working on booking shows and securing visas for numerous Cuban musicians, with these three being the first to be approved.
