Cuban musician Arturo O’Farrill described Washington’s policy as cruel, which includes restrictions on oil supplies and tariffs on countries willing to provide humanitarian aid to the Caribbean island.
Cuban composer and pianist Arturo O’Farrill, winner of six Grammy Awards, expressed his support today for his country’s sovereignty and denounced the intensification of coercive measures by the United States government.
In a statement released by the Cuban Institute of Music, O’Farrill described Washington’s policy as cruel, which includes restrictions on oil supplies and tariffs on countries willing to provide humanitarian aid to the Caribbean island.
“It is literally starving ten million Cubans; the richest nation in the world is watching human beings suffer and die 90 miles south of Key West,” stated the musician, founder of the Belongó cultural institution in Harlem.
The artist, a two-time Latin Grammy winner, emphasized that Cuba poses no threat to U.S. national security, as it possesses no weapons of mass destruction and harbors no terrorists.
On the contrary, he highlighted the island’s deep respect for American culture, reflected in its world-renowned jazz festival and prominent baseball players.
O’Farrill noted that every year, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly approves a resolution demanding an end to the embargo against Cuba, which the musician considers “a monstrous act of cruelty.”
The statement joins the chorus of voices from artists and intellectuals both within and outside the country calling for the lifting of unilateral coercive measures and the normalization of relations with Cuba.
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