Los Frikis

Los Frikis

Published on Sep 12
33分钟
Radiolab
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<p>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.  Reporter Luis Trelles brings 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. We originally released this episode back in 2015 in a collaboration with Radio Ambulante, but the story is so fascinating (and, in many ways, still relevant) that we haven’t stopped thinking about it. </p><p><i>Special thanks to the bands VIH, Eskoria, Metamorfosis and Alio Die & Mariolina Zitta for the use of their music. </i><br /><br />Radio Ambulante launches their 15th season on September 30th!!<br /><a href="https://radioambulante.org/en">Check it out, here!!</a> (<a href="https://radioambulante.org/en">https://radioambulante.org/en</a>) </p><p><strong>EPISODE CITATIONS:</strong><br /><br />Find some of Radio Ambulante’s other stories about the Frikis here -<br /><a href="htt...