City of Miami hosts concert in support of Cuban protests
By AFP
18 July 2021 |
4:58 pm
Cuban and Cuban-American artists perform at a concert hosted by the City of Miami in the 'Little Havana' neighborhood in support of the historic anti-government protests in Cuba.
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