From 1964 to 1966, the Beatles' music was officially banned in Cuba. It was not played on the radio until 1971. However, when Fidel Castro heard Lennon's statements criticizing the Western establishment, he claimed that he was a true revolutionary and changed his mind about an artist. In 2000, a bronze statue of Lennon, the work of Jose Villa, was erected in Havana. It stands in a square across from Havana's Beatles Soul Club, which has about 200 members.
