Los Frikis

Mar 24, 2015
31 mins

Episode Description

How a group of 80’s Cuban misfits found rock-and-roll and created a revolution within a revolution, going into exile without ever leaving home. In a collaboration with Radio Ambulante, reporter Luis Trelles bring us the story of punk rock’s arrival in Cuba and a small band of outsiders who sentenced themselves to death and set themselves free.

Gerson Govea (Photo Credit: Josu Tueba Leiva)

Produced by Tim Howard & Matt Kielty. With production help from Andy Mills.

Special thanks to VIH, Eskoria, Metamorfosis and Alio Die & Mariolina Zitta for the use of their music.

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