Wednesday, October 27, 2010

No Creo en el Jamas

This doesn't really have to do with American freedom, exactly, but it's still pretty cool.

So, I love music. Recently, I've had a more of a taste for Latin music (besides the constant soundtracks). Last year, my Spanish teacher introduced me to a Colombian musician, Juanes. And, other than writing great music and winning three Latin Grammy Awards, he is also a humanitarian and a peace activist.

He established a foundation to help victims of anti-personnel mines, called Mi Sangre (Also the name of one of his albums, which means my blood). He is involved in Paul McCartney's Adopt-A-Minefield organization, which focuses on the awareness of the land mines within Cuba. He also held a concert for peace in Cuba, despite threats from some extremists, which shows real dedication to his cause, and that he is using Freedom of Speech to express a noble cause.

Anyway, I was just listening to one of his songs - No Creo en el Jamas (I Don't Believe in 'Never') - and thought about AmCon. It's about facing your fears, not giving up, and being a better person today than you were yesterday.
Here's a link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ8q5QsYuj4
And here's a link to the translation of the lyrics: http://lyricstranslate.com/en/No-Creo-En-El-Jamas-I-dont-believe-never.html

Also - La Vida...  es un Ratico (Life is a moment)
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC42aqr7KW8
Lyrics: http://lyricstranslate.com/en/La-Vida-es-un-Ratico-La-Vida-es-un-Ratico.html

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