Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Romero Diaz, Rhythms of Cuba interview by Alex Smith

Thirty years ago this summer, Cuban president Fidel Castro took the unusual step of allowing people to leave. Over the course of a few months, 125,000 Cubans came to the United States, in what became known as the Mariel boat lift. And that migration decades ago ended up providing Kansas City with a rhythmic maestro. 

listen at KCUR

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