10 years since The Rolling Stones rocked Cuba

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Arguably, the high water mark when US President Barack Obama began resetting relations with Cuba in 2015 occurred a year later when The Rolling Stones flew to Havana to give a free concert. That happened 10 years ago today at Havana’s sports complex, with a crowd in attendance estimated to be around half a million people. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler take us back.

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