Cuban anti-Communist anthem featuring Gente de Zona goes viral, sparks state fury

FILE PHOTO: (L-R) Members of the Cuban fusion group Orishas - Yotuel, Roldan and Ruzzo - give an interview from the top of a building in Havana, Cuba, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

HAVANA (Reuters) - A group of Miami-based Cuban musicians including reggaeton duo Gente de Zona launched an impassioned anti-Communist anthem this week that has gone viral, sparking a furious state response.

Gente de Zona, Yotuel of hip-hop band Orishas fame and singer-songwriter Descemer Bueno collaborated on the song with two rappers in Cuba, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky, who are part of a dissident artists' collective that sparked an unusual protest against repression outside the culture ministry last November.