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Telmary Diaz

Telmary Diaz performs at Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecht in Havana, Cuba.

Despite challenges, this Cuban rapper’s American show goes on

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Telmary Díaz is a rapper from Havana. She’s doing a few gigs here in the US at the moment, but her story of getting here was not pretty. Sonic mysteries at the US embassy meant the consular officers weren’t there to offer visas. She almost didn’t make it

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