Video PBS: Carlos Varela, 'The Poet of Havana', uses his music to address pain caused by politics.
'Poet of Havana' uses his music to address pain caused by politics
By PBS News Hour, February 7, 2025
As Cuba stands to become even more isolated, many Cubans continue to leave and those who stay remain cut off from family in the United States. Carlos Varela, a singer known as “The Poet of Havana,” has been addressing the pain politics causes. Jeffrey Brown reports from Havana for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and our arts and culture series, CANVAS.