HAVANA ¨C The Rolling Stones rocked a massive crowd at a free outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the communist country, which once censored the veteran British band¡¯s music.
The Stones started their first-ever show in Cuba with ¡°Jumpin¡¯ Jack Flash,¡± a song recorded in 1968, when Cuban rock fans were secretly sharing pirated vinyl records and risked being sent to rural work brigades to cure ¡°ideological deviation.¡±
¡°We know that years back it was hard to hear our music in Cuba, but here we are playing. I also think the times are changing,¡± lead singer Mick Jagger said in Spanish to a roar from the crowd.
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