Orishas

Orishas Orishas is a Cuban hip-hop group, the first to be embraced by Fidel Castro’s Communist regime. Originally named Amenaza (Menace), the band, an important symbol to Cuban youth looking for hip-hop music they could relate to, displays a sound fusing African religion, rap music from the United States, and Latin rhythms. It has toured the world playing with legends such as Fatboy Slim. Orishas also collaborated with the famed Puerto Rican hip-hop group Calle 13. The word orisha refers to a…