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.

La cajita
Canteca De Macao Lyrics

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Que si los ruidos, los coches, edificios,
Cartones, maderos.
Yo no quiero estar,
Mira que yo tampoco.
Que si los ruidos, los coches, edificios,
Maderos... cohone!
Yo voy a reventar.

Yo me voy con mi cajita, mi guitarra y al comp

Overall Meaning

ás,
Voy a donde mi alma me llama, donde la música está.
Ya me cansé de tanto agobio, ya me cansé de tanto afán,
Quiero cantar por las calles libres, quiero ser libre y volar.

En estas letras de La cajita, Canteca De Macao habla de su deseo de escapar de la vida urbana y el consumismo que viene con ella. Los ruidos de los coches, los edificios y la basura del mundo moderno se han vuelto demasiado para ellos, y desean encontrarse en un lugar más natural y tranquilo donde puedan conectarse con su música y su alma. La cajita y la guitarra simbolizan una forma de vida más simple y auténtica, donde la música puede florecer sin la distracción del mundo moderno.

Los versos de la canción son un llamado a la liberación y la espontaneidad. Canteca De Macao rechaza la vida que les han presentado y busca un camino alternativo en donde puedan cantar con libertad. En contraposición a la vida apresurada y estresante que se retrata en los primeros versos, el coro transmite una sensación de paz y libertad en donde pueden cantar y tocar sin restricciones.

La canción es una llamada a la liberación individual y la búsqueda de la propia verdad, tanto musicalmente como personalmente. A través de la música, Canteca De Macao busca una forma de vida más auténtica y significativa que les permita conectarse con una audiencia más amplia y difundir su mensaje sobre un mundo mejor.

Writer(s): Alvaro Melgar Jaquotot, Juan Melgar Jaquotot, Juan Tomas Martinez Paris, Isidoro Lora-tamayo Villacieros, Danilo Andres Montoya Mejias, Jose Maria Calvo Villanueva, Lucia Ochotorena Aunon, Ana Saboya Hernandez

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