Cuban Metal Band Seeks Asylum In The U.S.

All six members of the Cuban metal band Hipnosis sought political asylum after landing in Miami over the weekend.

The musicians, who left Havana on Sunday night, touched down in Miami in the early hours of Monday morning en route to a concert in Oakland, California.

"It's not something we had thought about until we got here," said bass player Fanny Tachin. Tachin said members of the band Hipnosis had lodged requests after lead singer Ramiro Pupo decided to seek asylum.

"Once we saw that we all decided to follow," Tachin said.

Tachin said the musicians had "sentimental, family and economic" reasons for seeking asylum, noting that Pupo's daughter already lived in Miami.

Tachin said the six band members planned to pursue their careers as musicians in the United States.

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Jason Fisher    July 25, 2013