Formed by 9 components (From Spain, Venezuela and Chile) Canteca de Macao r… Read Full Bio ↴Formed by 9 components (From Spain, Venezuela and Chile) Canteca de Macao represents the emergent multiculturalism birthed, raised and developed in the streets. Their musical style can be translated into a mix of rhythms such as rumba, ska, reggae and flamenco that have allowed and inspired the creation of their first album Cachai?. The album generated an unpredictable enthusiasm in the Spanish music scene that has overcome all possible expectations. Moreover, their energetic and young live shows together with the strong social message carried by their songs have become a reference point for all the lovers of what they define as socially conscious music. Still one of the most interesting aspects of this band lies in the fact of being the unique group that fills to capacity 2000 person venues all over Spain without having their album on sale on the music stores. In other words, Canteca de Macao auto-produced their first album Cachai?, they sold and sell thousands of copies in every concert, and visit all the possible festivals in Spain and foreign countries without any help other than their will, their music, energy and their hope of communicating to people that other way of functioning is possible. At the present time Canteca de Macao has achieved for first time in the music history that multinationals such as EMI publishing accept their music under a copyleft license. The rest of the job is done by the public that attends their concerts, which allows them to have a promotion tool free of any commercial labels. Their second Album "Camino de la Vida Entera" has been produced with Jose Luis Garrido, one of the most prestigious producers of flamenco in Spain, who has worked with people such as Paco de Lucia, Tino di Giraldo, Carles Benavent etc. You can download it from their website at www.cantecademacao.org. They disbanded 2017.

Chistosos
Canteca De Macao Lyrics

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Surcando cercados imposibles
Se dispone en la historia a contemplar
Como la humanidad poquito a poco avanza
Hacia una inminente Tercera Guerra Mundial!
Provocando día a día Oriente en medio
Pretenden hacernos pensar
Que nuestros vecinos que se traga el mar
Se merecen su destino

Se merecen llorar

Psicotropico lógico empático?
Asi llega el engaño hasta nuestra ciudad
Escondido en chimeneas de opulencia
Condenado a calar en la mentalidad
No hagas ruido te quieren ver tranquilo
Asi llega el engaño hasta nuestra ciudad
Y robando el derecho de protesta
Condenado a calar en la mentalidad, occidental

Alambran en el pastel que se comen tres
Lo rodean de perros de la ley
Pero se encargan de subirlo en un lujoso cristal
Mecanismo peligroso, predecible final
Abanderando libertad de expresión
Siembran el caos vestidos de provocación
Y entre el humo de las bombas que enviaron
Hay todavía un pueblo víctima de ocupación

Psicotropico lógico empático?
Asi llega el engaño hasta nuestra ciudad
Escondido en chimeneas de opulencia
Condenado a calar en la mentalidad
No hagas ruido te quieren ver tranquilo
Asi llega el engaño hasta nuestra ciudad
Y robando el derecho de protesta
Condenado a calar en la mentalidad, occidental

Reggae!!!

Nos venden libertad de elección
Y sólo es cambiar de dueño
Si me dicen que la lucha es un sueño
Quedarme dormida no va ser una opción
"Información" Desinformación
"Información" Desinformación
"Información" Desinformación
"Información"...

No va a ser una opción!
Acción!!!

Overall Meaning

The song Chistosos by Canteca De Macao is a powerful social commentary on the current state of the world and the impending doom of a third world war. The lyrics speak of humanity's progress towards this inevitable war, and the forces that are responsible for it. The first stanza talks about how humanity is surrounded by impossible fences but is still advancing towards the third world war. It highlights how the actions of the west are inciting the east and how they try to manipulate people into thinking that their neighbors are deserving of their fate.

The second stanza talks about the way the system tries to manipulate people into keeping quiet and accepting everything they are told. They use opulence and psychotropic logical empathy to manipulate our thoughts and take away our basic right to protest. The third stanza speaks of the dangerous mechanisms in place that allow a select few to enjoy the fruits of their labor while the rest suffer. It talks about how they use chaos and provocation to force their agenda and how the innocent people are the ones who suffer. The song ends with a rallying cry for people to take action and not allow themselves to be sold the illusion of freedom.

Line by Line Meaning

Surcando cercados imposibles
Traveling through the impossible fenced areas

Se dispone en la historia a contemplar
Set in history to contemplate

Como la humanidad poquito a poco avanza
How humanity is slowly advancing

Hacia una inminente Tercera Guerra Mundial!
Towards an imminent Third World War!

Provocando día a día Oriente en medio
Provoking day by day the Middle East

Pretenden hacernos pensar
Trying to make us think

Que nuestros vecinos que se traga el mar
That our neighbors who swallow the sea

Se merecen su destino
Deserve their fate

Se merecen llorar
Deserve to cry

Psicotropico lógico empático?
Psychoactive logical empathetic?

Asi llega el engaño hasta nuestra ciudad
This is how the deception reaches our city

Escondido en chimeneas de opulencia
Hidden in chimneys of opulence

Condenado a calar en la mentalidad
Condemned to seep into the mentality

No hagas ruido te quieren ver tranquilo
Don't make a sound, they want to see you calm

Y robando el derecho de protesta
And stealing the right to protest

Condenado a calar en la mentalidad, occidental
Condemned to seep into the Western mentality

Alambran en el pastel que se comen tres
Wire the pie that three people eat

Lo rodean de perros de la ley
Surrounded by watchdogs of the law

Pero se encargan de subirlo en un lujoso cristal
But they take care of putting him in a luxurious crystal

Mecanismo peligroso, predecible final
Dangerous mechanism, predictable end

Abanderando libertad de expresión
Championing freedom of expression

Siembran el caos vestidos de provocación
They sow chaos dressed in provocation

Y entre el humo de las bombas que enviaron
And among the smoke of the bombs they sent

Hay todavía un pueblo víctima de ocupación
There is still a people victim of occupation

Reggae!!!
Reggae!!!

Nos venden libertad de elección
They sell us freedom of choice

Y sólo es cambiar de dueño
And it's just changing owners

Si me dicen que la lucha es un sueño
If they tell me that the fight is a dream

Quedarme dormida no va ser una opción
Staying asleep won't be an option

"Información" Desinformación
"Information" Disinformation

"Información"...
"Information"...

No va a ser una opción!
It won't be an option!

Acción!!!
Action!!!

Writer(s): Alvaro Melgar Jaquotot, Danilo Andres Montoya Mejias, Guillermo Martinez Yusta, Isidoro Lora-tamayo Villacieros, Ana Saboya Hernandez, Pablo Carretero Elorriaga, Lucia Ochotorena Aunon, Juan Tomas Martinez Paris

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