García Seoane took advantage of the meeting with the founder of the New Trova Movement after his performance at El Coliseum last Saturday to denounce the U.S. blockade and call for an end to international silence on the situation on the island, the source adds.

He also highlighted the strong ties between Oleiros and the largest of the Antilles after decades of cooperation, friendship and solidarity.

In a statement issued by the city council (Ayuntamiento), it was emphasized that the author of great classics of Hispanic American song "is a reference not only culturally, but also morally worldwide, a firm defender of the Revolution; also critical of those things that must be changed, but always committed to sovereignty, to dignity and to the right of the Cuban people to live without the criminal blockade of the United States."

The same document cited by La Opinión states that the singer-songwriter's visit to A Coruña constitutes "a good moment to remember once again that in Cuba they have been suffering an extreme situation for more than nine months, a genocide without bombs, with generalized silence."

"With Cuba we also have to break the silence, denounce Donald Trump's genocidal blockade as many times as necessary and say that Cuba is not alone," the statement adds.

More than 15 years after his last concerts in Galicia, the troubadour reunited with his unconditional Galician fans in a concert for which tickets had been completely sold out for weeks.

At the Coliseum, the poet was also accompanied by clarinetist and flutist Niurka González — his wife —, Malva Rodríguez, Rachid López, Maykel Elizarde, Jorge Reyes, Emilio Vega, Jorge Aragón and percussionist Oliver Valdés, musicians with whom he brought to life a concert woven from the word, sonic precision and that contained emotion that runs through much of his work.

A few days ago, "O teu nome é bandeira" was released, the new version of the song by the prominent performer and defender of Galician folklore, Uxía, and dedicated to their common friend Begoña Caamaño (1964-2014), a remembered journalist, writer and feminist in which both artists join their voices and Silvio sings in Galician for the first time.