HAVANA – HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. government has approved a visa for Cuban folk icon Silvio Rodriguez ahead of a June 4 concert at Carnegie Hall.
Rodriguez tried to travel to New York last May for a tribute to Pete Seeger but officials didn't respond fast enough.
San Francisco-based attorney Bill Martinez said Wednesday that this time, a visa has been approved.
It will be Rodriguez's first U.S. tour since 1979, when he visited several cities including New York.
The 63-year-old is a staunch defender of the Castro government and pens political lyrics. But Rodriguez released an album in March wondering if Cuba's communist system should evolve.
He said in a recent interview with The Associated Press, "If we don't change, they are going to change us."
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