Hundreds of thousands of people filled Havana's Revolution Square for a "peace" concert on Sunday in which Colombian singer Juanes and other musicians sought to bridge the political divide that has separated Cubans for 50 years.
The concert was shown live on international television, including to viewers in Miami, the heart of the Cuban exile community and centre of opposition to Cuba's communist-led government.
A small group of exiles, who say Mr Juanes legitimised a government that denies its people basic human rights,staged a protest in Miami's Little Havana against the concert.
Mr Juanes organised his "Peace Without Borders" concert in conjunction with the Cuban government. He had insisted the show was not political, but raised eyebrows at the end of the concert when he shouted "one Cuban family" for Cuban unity and "Cuba libre", words that have been a rallying cry in the exile community for years.
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