Latin Grammy Winner Gets 9-Year Prison Sentence in Cuba

A Cuban court imposed prison sentences on two famous Cuban artists who took part in composing and recording “Patria y Vida,” the viral rap song that became the anthem for disaffected Cubans banned by Cuba’s Communist regime and won two Latin Grammys last year.

Hip-hop singer Maykel Castillo and visual artist Luis Manuel Otero, who are leading members of a dissident movement defending civil rights on the communist island, were convicted of contempt and public disorder, among other charges, Cuba’s attorney general’s office said on Friday.