I’ve been posting about politics and music lately, obsessed by the one and trying to use the other to chill out. Here’s a much more useful, incalculably cooler Latin combination of the two, from Jose Conde y Ola Fresca.
The Obama campaign has inspired a lot of this sort of freelance creative political expression.
Despite my last name, I have no Spanish. In the U.S. these days, that’s really my loss. There’s a terrific culture bubbling away out there (not to mention lots of Dominican ballplayers!).
Fortunately, as embarrassed as I feel to need them, the YouTube comes with subtitles.
I’m looking for eyes that see clearly
Ears that hear the truth
Pain that feels hope