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A Stunning Look At Questlove's Trip To Cuba

June 1, 2015 - 4:28 pm by Marjua Estevez TWITTER

A look at Cuba through Questlove's lens 

Just days after President Barack Obama and Raul Castro sat down for their historic meeting in Panama, Questlove ventured out to La Llave del Caribe on a mission to captivate the hearts of the island's people with his prowess behind the turntable.

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He took to La Fabrica de Arte Cubano (FAC) for a night of spinning before a crowd of Cubanos (April 16 – 17), a tour de force in DJing for the young natives that consider Ahmir an Ambassador of Hip-Hop to the Caribbean nation.

Apart from fulfilling his musical duties, Quest also indulged in a little tourism, during which he visited Teatro America in Havana (where The Roots performed circa 2002). He also ran into famous salsa crew Azucar Negra, who was shooting a video at the time.

SEE ALSO: Latinos In Hip-Hop: Tracing The Link With ‘Latino USA’ Producer Daisy Rosario

As the afro'd musician who has a knack for storytelling (See: "Mo' Meta Blues"), Questo shared plenty of striking images throughout his excursion (above). That, plus the additional bevy of photos you'll see below, is proof Cuba's old-school beauty is worth seeing in person.

A photo posted by Danilo (@danilokristensen) on May 26, 2015 at 4:02am PDT

A photo posted by Danilo (@danilokristensen) on May 26, 2015 at 12:26am PDT

A photo posted by Marc Burlace (@postcardsfromcuba) on Apr 28, 2015 at 9:08pm PDT

A photo posted by Marc Burlace (@postcardsfromcuba) on May 4, 2015 at 2:39am PDT

A photo posted by Marc Burlace (@postcardsfromcuba) on Apr 9, 2015 at 5:21am PDT

A photo posted by Marc Burlace (@postcardsfromcuba) on Apr 9, 2015 at 5:21am PDT

A photo posted by Patrick Oppmann (@cubareporter) on May 22, 2015 at 5:29am PDT

A photo posted by Patrick Oppmann (@cubareporter) on May 14, 2015 at 4:04am PDT

A photo posted by Patrick Oppmann (@cubareporter) on May 21, 2015 at 6:05am PDT

A photo posted by Patrick Oppmann (@cubareporter) on May 8, 2015 at 11:05am PDT

A photo posted by Patrick Oppmann (@cubareporter) on May 25, 2015 at 12:01pm PDT

A photo posted by Joel Tovar (@joeltovarchef) on May 25, 2015 at 5:47pm PDT

A photo posted by Joel Tovar (@joeltovarchef) on May 25, 2015 at 5:51pm PDT

A photo posted by Joel Tovar (@joeltovarchef) on May 24, 2015 at 6:49pm PDT

A photo posted by Howard Kaplan (@hkwrites) on May 24, 2015 at 10:40am PDT

A photo posted by Howard Kaplan (@hkwrites) on May 24, 2015 at 10:48am PDT

A photo posted by Howard Kaplan (@hkwrites) on May 24, 2015 at 10:49am PDT

A photo posted by Guy (@hotamishporn) on May 25, 2015 at 1:31pm PDT

A photo posted by Guy (@hotamishporn) on May 25, 2015 at 8:32pm PDT

A photo posted by Guy (@hotamishporn) on May 26, 2015 at 8:07am PDT

Photo Credit: Instagram/ Questlove

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