And the Sate Department has barred five Cuban acts from attending Sunday’s Grammy Awards. A State Department official said “Most Cuban artists are compensated by the Cuban government and are therefore employees” of the Cuban government and proceeds from their performances “financially enriches the Castro regime. The artists are Ibrahim Ferrer of the Buena Vista Social Club, Amadito Valdes, Barbarito Torres, Guillermo Rubalcaba, and the group Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro.