Santiago artists Lico Wayne and Tino Mán are threatened for filming the music video of "Súbelo Mayeta."

Lico Wayne and Tino Mán, two representatives of urban music in Santiago de Cuba, were summoned this Wednesday to the Police Station "La Motorizada" and threatened with reprisals if they decide to shoot the music video for their song "Súbelo Mayeta."

The artists were planning to shoot the music video for the song this Wednesday, but they could not attend due to a police summons, according to independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta on Facebook.

"Súbelo Mayeta" is a musical piece dedicated to independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada, who in recent years has become a key voice for the complaints of the population of Santiago de Cuba, revealing without reservation the secrets that the regime has tried to hide in the eastern province.

Previously, Mayeta himself reported that the artists were at the police station, and no one had information about them: “They are not answering calls or messages left by the filming crew, which was ready and waiting for them, for the recording of the music video.”

According to the communicator, the production team was concerned about the state in which the young people were; to them, they were missing and possibly arrested.

Mayeta described the incident as "a new attempt by the Cuban regime to censor free and street art, a practice that has been constant since 1959, especially against those who, through their music, denounce the reality that the Cuban people live."

Finally, he noted: "'Súbelo Mayeta', in addition to being the title of the song, has become a cry of protest against the repression suffered by Cubans," and in each of his posts on social media, he uses the hashtags #subelomayeta and #súbelomayeta.

Days ago, the independent journalist expressed public gratitude towards the artists: "I don't usually have people thanking me or composing music themes, when the one who is grateful to you is me. Simply, thank you for the music theme."

Censorship in Cuba, as a tool of power and control for the regime to hide what contradicts its version of reality, continues to claim victims constantly.

The Adventist singer Dairon Gavilán recently revealed that he was prevented from participating in the Cuerda Viva Festival gala due to his song "En el nombre de Jesús," which repeatedly mentions the name of Jesus.

The artist explained the situation through his social media. "They asked us to change the song because it mentioned Jesus too much, but we decided not to do it, since our faith and principles come first," he stated on his Facebook page.

An artist who has managed to evade this obstacle is filmmaker Lilo Vilaplana, who in August shared on social media that his film “Plantadas” is attracting more and more viewers in Cuba, despite the censorship it faces due to its tribute to the political prisoners who are victims of Castroism.

"From Cuba, they send me images of how they see the movie 'Plantadas' even in a park," Vilaplana noted on Facebook.