Festive New Orleans conga in Havana defies Trump Cuba policy

FILE PHOTO: Marcus Hubbard fomr the U.S., of the Tank and the Bangas band practices at the National Theater in Havana, Cuba, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

HAVANA (Reuters) - New Orleans and Cuban brass musicians paraded joyously through Havana on Wednesday as part of the city's annual jazz festival and in defiance of the Trump administration's efforts to weaken U.S.-Cuba relations.

On a warm, blue-skied Caribbean day, passers-by joined in the conga or danced on the balconies above as the trumpeters, trombone and saxophone players marched through Havana's eclectic mix of colonial, art deco and art nouveau buildings.