Orishas is a Cuban hip-hop group from Havana, Cuba, founded in 1999. The group was first called “Amenaza”, “Menace” in Spanish and appealed to young Cubans seeking African-American culture composed of hip hop and rap. Orishas plunged into a realm of music and created a black identity that some of the younger generations could relate to. In 1999 Fidel Castro launched a party for them and had a meeting with all the musicians. It was the first time that the Cuban government showed support for hip hop music. The group was and still is popular in Europe and Latin America. Orishas sold more than 750,000 copies of their albums in Europe and received three Grammys in total