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There was a lot of reporting about this tour last year, especially in the lead-up to it.
It was the first tour of a German band in Cuba. Dritte Wahl had been to Cuba before and played some concerts there, but a proper tour through all parts of the Caribbean state had not happened yet.
COR wanted from the very beginning not just to play a tour, but also to actively support the musicians on site. The musicians in Cuba, when they do not make tourist-oriented music, lack many substantial things, such as strings, instruments, and amplifiers. They lack everything. Thus, the plan quickly matured to particularly support the subculture.
With the help of the organization Cuba Si (http://cuba-si.org/), a fundraising campaign was launched to raise as much money as possible through crowdfunding and to at least partially finance the flights. Thanks to the donations, instruments and musician accessories could be purchased. However, there were also many material donations. In total, thirteen Euro pallets could be shipped to Cuba!
Despite or perhaps because of the boycott of the crowdfunding campaign by Paypal, more was raised than the band had dared to dream.
The DVD “CUBA COR LIBRE“ was supposed to be a road movie, tour video, and a film about the distribution of the donations. Due to difficulties at the port of Havana, the instruments and accessories were distributed only after the tour.
It still became a road movie and a tour video.
The performances of both bands are shown, which often take place open-air, simply on the street or in a large square. The sound that can be heard is very honest, showing that one can create something that really rocks even with little technology but a lot of will. The camera is close to the band and close to the audience.
The road movie and the report about the people and their lives take up significantly more space than the performances of COR and the band Tendencia.
In short:
3 weeks in Cuba, 10 concerts, 2 bands, 1 film crew, Tendencia and COR on a big Cuba tour.
What has emerged is an unconventional film that shows Cuba as it really is.
It is a film that reports on people with great zest for life. On people who try to make the best of their lives every day. A film from a country where the coldest days have a maximum temperature of 20 degrees and which has been boycotted by the USA and many other countries for decades.
What do we know here about Cuba?
With CUBA COR LIBRE, you get to know Cuba more closely!
Alongside the often very simple lives of the people on site, it also shows how well this tour was received in the Cuban media. How improvised the concerts were. And with how much energy COR and Tendencia were involved.
It is a film that leaves you with many questions at the end and a desire to learn more about the Caribbean state.
CUBA COR LIBRE tells of a band that tried to capture their impressions in images. The 75-minute film arouses curiosity about a country that has much to offer and is currently undergoing change.
Alongside personal impressions, there is also room for the big questions, such as those of socialist politics, the unfair distribution of wealth in the world, and the senseless embargo of the USA.
That music, friendship, and genuine solidarity, as lived here, can make the world a little bit better is not just a naive dream, but a beautiful reality.
Anyone who has the opportunity should watch the film in a larger group, as band members will sometimes be present on these evenings, allowing you to ask your questions about Cuba. The dates for this can be found on the homepage of COR.
CUBA COR LIBRE is a very interesting, personal, and unconventional film.
Just like COR!
