Brock Satter, a.k.a. Bojah, bandleader of “spoken-soul-hop” fusion group Bojah and the Insurrection, received a letter from the US Department of Treasury requesting information on his recent trip to Cuba and threatening penalties against him for failure to comply. Satter was a featured artist at the 9th annual Hip Hop Festival in Havana.
The Havana hip hop festival is a well established event which has featured US artists such as Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Dead Prez, as well as Cuban groups and others from around the world.
“This is an attempt by the US government to stifle freedom of expression and the right of US citizens to freely exchange ideas and culture with their Cuban counterparts,” Satter said. “I intend to fight this harassment and I encourage others who have received such threatening letters to fight them as well. Not only is this harassment of myself, but the law itself is an attack on our basic right to travel.”
