Salsa icon Rubén Blades has joined forces with Latin x psych-rockers Making Movies to launch "No Te Calles", a song and a movement. No Te Calles is the first single from the upcoming album by Making Movies, a collaborative "mixtape" the group will release in May. The powerful voice of Blades soars over the explosive guitars and the rumbero percussion of Making Movies, produced by the legendary Steve Berlin, member of Los Lobos. The chorus urges 'Sal a la calle / Y no te calles' which translates to 'Go out on the street and don't be silenced,' a message that births a movement on NoTeCalles.World, a web portal where artists and fans can record their voices onto a chorus that will be added to the song. All the contributions will be stitched together in a musical and technological experiment called 'Making Movies and Rubén Blades ft. The World,' quite possibly the largest and most extensive musical collaboration in history.
lyrics
Entré a la oscuridad
Buscando una verdad
Que no debe morir.
Ayúdala a salir.
Respira
Detrás de una traición,
sin justificación,
se muere la nación
No hay héroes que aplaudir
Ni huellas que seguir
¡Ay, no te calles!
¡Sal a la calle y no te calles!
Pregúntate por qué
perdiste toda fé,
¿Tu amor a donde fue?
Te canceló el carnet
¡Sal a la calle y no te calles!
La corrupción ataca, ahoga con su trampa
el político ladrón que destruye a la nación
El silencio oculta la verdad como el odio nuestra humanidad
El gran error quedará atrás, llena tus pulmones
¡respira y no te calles !
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In darkness I walked in
Seeking for a truth
That must always remain
Come help me bring it out
Breathe
Behind a betraying lie
A move so unjustified
A nation will die
There are no heroes to applaud
And no footsteps to follow
So don’t be silenced
Get out and don’t fall into silence
Get out and don’t fall into silence
Get out and fall not into silence
Ask yourself why
You lost all your faith
Where did your love run off to?
They cancelled your stay
Get out and don’t fall into silence
The corruption attacks, it strangles with its trap
The thieving politician destroys a nation
Silence hides the truth, like hatred can overshadow our humanity
Our great flaws will remain behind us, fill your lungs