About this episode
<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="https://zpr.io/Kh8KWWi6SqaF">The Survivors</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/Kh8KWWi6SqaF">https://zpr.io/Kh8KWWi6SqaF</a>)<br /><a href="https://radioambulante.org/en/audio-en/when-havana-was-friki-2">When Havana was Friki</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/HrXsgibzvbJj">https://zpr.io/HrXsgibzvbJj</a>)</p><p><i>Please put any supporting materials you think our audience would find interesting or useful below in the appropriate broad categories.</i></p><p><i>Signup for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. </i><a href="https://radiolab.org/newsletter"><i>Sign up</i></a><i> (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!</i></p><p><i>Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of </i><a href="http://members.radiolab.org"><i>The Lab</i></a><i> (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.</i></p><p><i>Follow our show on </i><a href="http://instagram.com/radiolab"><i>Instagram</i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://twitter.com/radiolab"><i>Twitter</i></a><i> and </i><a href="http://facebook.com/radiolab"><i>Facebook</i></a><i> @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing </i><a href="mailto:radiolab@wnyc.org"><i>radiolab@wnyc.org</i></a><i>.</i><br /><br /><i>Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.</i></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>