Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

When I listen to the Buena Vista Social Club album now, I'm struck by its closeness. It is music that presses up against you, that fills the room ...Many, many moons ago, when I was still a student, I went on an adventure to Cuba. I had a university grant to look at literacy in the country (the highest rates in the world, it was claimed) and a hankering to see the Museum of the Revolution. In retrospect, the trip was an exercise in youthful foolishness: I went alone, landing in Havana with nowhe...

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