The popular Cuban sonero Candide Fabre He recently claimed to have rejected the Dominican singer’s offer José Alberto “El Canario” to put that Parole for the United States.
During a concert celebrating the 504th anniversary of Havana on Saturday evening, Fabré shared details of the offer made to him by the salsa singer from the Dominican Republic, which several profiles posted on social networks.
“El Canario said to me: ‘Fabré, do you want me to give you parole?’, and I said: ‘Look, Canario, I just want them to call my bluff when the power goes out.‘”, said the artist from Santiago, who is often embroiled in controversy.
The musician had previously assured the thousands of people in the audience: “I know that the situation is difficult, that everything is difficultBut this is going to be good. You will see that no one fits in in this country.”
Cándido is a loyal defender of the Cuban regime, although he has occasionally made complaints on social networks and protested when harm was done to him, as was the case this year expelled from the land he inherited from his parents in Santiago de Cuba or in February, the was not at the Salsa Festival in Havana.
However, it is not surprising that this Saturday, in another part of his concert, he thanked President Miguel Díaz-Canel, whom he called “friend,” and wished him health.
“I will thank a friend, I dare say friend, because we played softball together in Holguín. And on the day the band turned 30, they said on their Twitter account (…): “Congratulations to Cándido Fabré and his band, thank you for so much coherence”, while the others have forgotten that Cándido exists” said the musician.
The next day, Fabré thanked people on his Facebook profile: “A euphoric crowd full of joy enjoyed it just as much as I did. Together with my band, I managed to continue to feel the pulse of the capital. Raising the bar to Sotomayor’s level, but with popular music. It’s nice to know that I am loved, celebrated and applauded without asking for applause. Now we are back in the East, triumphant, happy.”
Facebook Capture/Candido Fabre
The artist recalled the recent death of his sister Cuca and his brothers and parents, who also died. “They want me to sing even when I’m sad. “Mama Sixta, Papa Neto brought me into this world to light hearts,” he said.
The musician thanked the cultural department in Havana, the government and “everyone who opened the doors for me to anchor in Prado and Neptuno,” the iconic corner of Havana where the concert took place.
In the largest exodus in Cuba’s history, dozens of Cuban artists have emigrated to the United States, many of them on humanitarian probation.
More than 57,000 Cubans were approved to enter this country under this immigration program between January and October, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Of the cases reviewed and approved 55,568 Cubans have already arrived on US soil.
In the recently completed fiscal year – from October 1, 2022 to September 30 – 200,287 Cubans requested political sanctuary on US territory.