Kneecap are in Cuba, not to perform but to deliver aid. The Irish rap trio have joined a convoy bringing essentials to the island after a seven week long American blockade has severely restricted access to food, medicine and fuel.

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With Trump talking openly about having “the honour of taking Cuba”, the band say their campaigning beliefs are rooted in their understanding of colonialism stemming from their upbringing in Ireland, “Britain’s first colony”.

The interview comes months after a terrorism charge against member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was dropped.