http://www.sabinabecker.com/2012/11/festive-left-friday-blogging-calle-13-steps-up.html
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Calle 13 steps up<http://www.sabinabecker.com/2012/11/festive-left-friday-blogging-calle-13-steps-up.html> November 9, 2012 Sabina Becker The social conscience of Calle 13 continues apace. Heres the scoop on their latest collaboration:<http://www.aporrea.org/internacionales/n217880.html> Calle 13 <http://www.youtube.com/artist/calle-13?feature=watch_video_title> - La Bala (The Bullet) Lyrics Letra in ENGLISH AND SPANISH http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_0SqjQs7U00 *The Puerto Rican urban music group Calle 13 presented its latest video clip on Thursday, in collaboration with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), denouncing the damage done by weapons and violence all over the world.* * This is a very important topic, close to my heart, because were in a state of emergency in many countries where there is violence in general, said singer René Pérez Joglar, alias El Residente, in a press conference. Directed by Simón Brand of Colombia, in collaboration with other directors from various lands, the videoclip for the song, La Bala (The Bullet), covers places such as France, Holland, Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States to address the impact of violence on a person. I wanted to give a personality to the bullet and, in doing so, you can see how people can understand the damage it does, said the artist, who assured that he wants to avoid clichés and not show blood so that people keep their eyes on what is the impact of a bullet. This is the second time in which Calle 13, consisting of Pérez and his stepbrother Eduardo Cabra, El Visitante, has collaborated with UNICEF. A year ago, they took part in a campaign against human trafficking and exploitation. Collaborating with the group has helped us to reach young people with very important messages in a way that is close to them, said UNICEFs Latin America representative, Tamar Hahn. La Bala greatly reinforces what we are doing and gives us an incredible platform for reaching the young, because sometimes the way UNICEF expresses itself isnt the best way to get the message out to young people, Hahn added, referring to violence in Latin America as an epidemic situation. Hahn said that education is fundamental for avoiding this problem, a point with which Pérez agrees. Its the principal factor, the low priority our governments place on education is a huge factor and the reason for which were living in violence, said the rapper, who is convinced that more education will discourage the use of weapons. * *Calle 13 will be appearing December 1 in a solo performance in Mexico, at the Palacio de los Deportes in the capital.* Translation mine. Sorry I couldnt find the video mentioned in this piece; in the meantime, enjoy the video above, which supplies a handy English translation of the awesome lyrics. Will post the video described in the news item as soon as I can find it. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
