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'La Cuba Mia' /4:54/ with nice slide show.
The power of music...is awesome.
A single song can often turn a black mood...into a phosphorescent orange.
So, too...it can take the listener...deep into nostalgia/anhelo/saudade.
Today's selection is from the late great Celia Cruz...singing 'La Cuba Mia.'
Sadly...after fleeing Cuba in the 60's...Celia never returned.
ALSO: Can't get enough Cuban salsa with Celia?
Celia and Willy Chirino sing the 5:41 classic "Cuba Que Lindo Son.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8DQOkajDI4&feature=related
AND...there are claims that come September...Raul Castro will impose another tax on foreigners.
Already there is a new tax imposed on imported food....called 'impuesto mula'...in the calle.
Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez reports that on 3 September...a tax on other tourist goods will begin. It will raise more revenue but hurt the self-employed...who needs imported merchandise to sell and survive...and can't get it from government stores.
TO READ: about the food tax
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18525923
