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Kneecap in Cuba: Irish rap trio on colonialism, sectarianism and sanctions
Dekko PublishingKneecap’s Cuba trip has sparked debate after the trio performed in Havana during nationwide blackouts. Their humanitarian mission collided with political tensions and online criticism. Full story at Direct Input Music Magazine. #Kneecap #Cuba #DirectInputMusic
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ZugastiRT: @ultras_antifaa #Kneecap, who went to Havana in solidarity against the US blockade:
“I can't remember the last time Cuba invaded a country. Can you?”
TottsAnd the international crimes of President Gas !
RegendansPróvaí is calmer, more grown-up; he was a secondary school teacher until his employers found out he was in the band. Someone recognised him when he dropped his trousers onstage to display his buttocks, emblazoned with “Brits Out”.
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They built a fanbase that cut across the usual sectarian divides, their high-energy gigs and witty interviews enhanced for many fans by their outspoken support for Palestinians caught up in the Israel-Palestine conflict. They brushed off naysayers, including then-home secretary Kemi Badenoch, who blocked the band from receiving a £14,250 UK arts grant. (Kneecap took her to court and won: they gave the grant money to youth organisations working with Protestant and Catholic communities in Belfast.) But in April last year things changed. The band had been booked to play Coachella festival in California, both weekends, and the shows went well. But, as they had done at all of their gigs, they used background visuals that included a slide accusing Israel of “committing genocide against the Palestinian people”, and one that read “Fuck Israel, Free Palestine”.
#palestine #gaza #music #kneecap #protest
#genocide #apartheid
Nick"As the Taoiseach heads to Washington to shake the hand of a warmonger, we'll be in Cuba, where the island is being strangled and starved by the man who'll be handed shamrock."
dougroudouvari#Kneecap are “mobilising to Cuba” with the Nuestra América Convoy
"It’s time to break the siege – and stand up for #Cuba, as they have stood up for us," they wrote on social media
https://www.nme.com/news/music/kneecap-are-mobilising-to-cuba-with-the-nuestra-america-convoy-3933832
"It’s time to break the siege – and stand up for #Cuba, as they have stood up for us," they wrote on social media
https://www.nme.com/news/music/kneecap-are-mobilising-to-cuba-with-the-nuestra-america-convoy-3933832
MediaFaro AnalysisThe quiet recovery of Ireland’s ancient tongue.
In the land of St Patrick, Irish is making a steady comeback.
A century ago just 18% of the country’s population spoke Irish; UNESCO has declared it endangered. Yet today 1.8m people in Ireland (around 40% of the population) claim some ability to speak the language, up 71% from 1991.
