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| '''Gorki Aguila''' (born circa 1969) is a ]n punk rock musician |
'''Gorki Aguila''' (born circa 1969) is a ]n ] musician and ]. He is the leader of the ] band. | ||
| Aguila lives with his father in a small apartment in ], where he also has been recording his songs with the band since they were forbidden to have concerts. His mother and sister live in ]. Aguila has a 11-year old daughter, Gabriela.<ref>, ''El Nuevo Herald'', ] ]</ref> | Aguila lives with his father in a small apartment in ], where he also has been recording his songs with the band since they were forbidden to have concerts. His mother and sister live in ]. Aguila has a 11-year old daughter, Gabriela.<ref>, ''El Nuevo Herald'', ] ]</ref> | ||
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Gorki Aguila (born circa 1969) is a Cuban punk rock musician and dissident. He is the leader of the Porno para Ricardo band.
Aguila lives with his father in a small apartment in Marianao, where he also has been recording his songs with the band since they were forbidden to have concerts. His mother and sister live in Mexico. Aguila has a 11-year old daughter, Gabriela.
Initially, his band was well-received by the Cuban authorities, being even featured on television, but as his lyrics became bolder, he was banned from performing in public and the songs being put on the internet with help of a friend from abroad.
In 2003, Aguila was jailed on drug charges after a policewoman posed as a fan and baited him into giving her amphetamines. He argues this was entrapment and an attempt to silence him. After serving his jail time, Aguila became an even more outspoken critic of the Cuban government, his lyrics growing more political. In an interview with CNN in 2007, Aguila said that "Communism is a failure. A total failure. Please. Leftists of the world -- improve your capitalism."
In August 2008, Aguila was arrested by the Cuban police with the charge of "dangerousness", which allows them to detain people whom they think they are likely to commit crimes. The charge carries a penalty of one up to four years in prison. Signs of a "dangerousness state" are habitual drunkness and anti-social behaviour.
He was eventually ordered to pay a $30 fine for the offence of public disorder, after prosecutors dropped the more serious charge.
References
- "Sigue incomunicado el músico cubano Gorki Aguila", El Nuevo Herald, 27 August 2008
- ^ "Cuba arrests dissident rocker, band says", CNN, August 26, 2008
- "Leading Cuban musician arrested", BBC, 27 August 2008
- "Cuba punk rocker spared jail term". BBC News. Saturday, 30 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
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