Pre-Castro Cuba. Irish-American reporter and author T. J. English talks with GRITtv about the rise and fall of Havana’s mob in the decades before the 1959 revolution. They were golden days for anyone connected to what was known as the Havana mob. Casino money also fueled an explosion in the arts and tourism. Musicians remember it as the beginning of an incredible period of Afro-Cuban music. Meanwhile, a revolution was being plotted in the mountains. English chronicles the era in his new book, Havana Nocturne. Listen to the full interview here. 

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