It's been quite a journey since Orishas released their first album 'A Lo Cubano' in Spain in May 1999. Lauded by the press throughout Europe ever since it came out, the group launched into a marathon tour that started in summer 1999. From clubs to festivals, the European tour stretched out to just over two years with evening performances of their music catalogue at the Olympia, the Ancienne Belgique and the Royal Festival Hall in England. They were to play at the most prestigious festivals in Europe like the Lowlands (Holland), where they topped the bill along with groups like Deftones and Cypress Hill, and the Roskilde (Denmark), where they brewed up a storm alongside groups as disparate as Tool and Wyclef Jean. Orishas also performed in the year 2000 at festivals like the Paleo Nyon Festival, the La Rochelle Francofolies and Pop Kom.
The group gradually acquired international standing, and after conquering Europe they went on to win over the United States in November 2000, with the American press unanimous in its acclaim: articles and reviews in Time, Rolling Stone, The Source, Vibe ,... Little by little they became an essential live band, capable of sharing the stage with artists as diverse as Compay Segundo, Orquestra Aragon, Iggy Pop, Cypress Hill, Macy Gray and Marcus Miller. Orishas paid their dues on the road and left Europe to take part in various jazz festivals in Canada and South Africa, dropping in on Brazil and Mexico. Orishas left no doubt that their musical fusion, unique in its genre, enables them to break the frontiers of style and to be equally at home in front of a latino, hip hop, pop or rock audience.
December saw their triumphal return to Cuba, where they had occupied the top slots of the radio charts for months and where they gave two concerts that brought together tens of thousands of young Cubans. They had come full circle, because after touring the world Orishas' dream finally came true: playing in front of their families and the people of Cuba.
Collaborations came thick and fast, with Roldan Gonzalez appearing on various French rap albums (Kerry James) or international rap albums (Dari, Da Weasel / Portugal).
After more than 200 concerts worldwide, the group decided to get back to song writing in August 2001. It was only to be expected that they would start working together again with the French producer and composer Niko Noki, (Passi, Bisso Na Bisso), who along with Roldan Gonzalez had been responsible for the tracks on the first album. He in turn engaged the services of a young composer of the future, DJ Mig-One, who had two albums with his group Starflam under his belt. They strung several studio sessions together between Belgium and Paris to knock up no fewer than twenty tracks. In November 2001 the group was ready at last to go back into the studio proper to record the successor to A Lo Cubano. They opted for the EMI studio in Paris, where the cream of Cuban musicians gathered at the group's behest to immortalise the songs of the Emigrante album. The group had matured and learned a great deal from touring the world, the subjects are more profound and given a more international treatment. Having had their eyes opened by the big world has had a visible impact on their writing. As on the first album, Miko Niko is in charge of musical production and most of the tracks, DJ Mig One has penned 3 compositions that underpin the plurality of their influences. The album was mixed at the Polygone studio in Toulouse under the auspices of Mario Rodriguez (Notorious B.I.G., Public Enemy, Mobb Deep, Fonky Family, 113...). Once again the alchemy is perfect. The new album sees the return of two very talented artists and long-standing friends of the group: Passi on La Vida Passa and Yuri Buenaventura on 300 Kg de Rap.
The new album has a pan-European release on April 22, 2002 and is being promoted in a tour that takes in more than ten countries before being presented on the stages of the major European festivals this summer.
Testimonio
Orishas Lyrics
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Tu forma de pensar, te lo quitó
Todo es mentira uo o uo
No se acabó, no terminó
Toda la furia acumuló
Aquel señor por orgulló
No da paso al corazón
Recuerda, analiza ya, avanza, tú decídete
Juégatela en serio que el destino aquí define
¿Pues cómo no?, memorízalo, interiorízalo
La decisión que nos agarra y nos atrapa
No sé resuelve en una barra
Si un día te dan la mano
Al otro día recibes palos
Trato raro
¿Cómo pretendes que siga a tu lado?
Has olvidado, el viejo si refrán del barrio
Uno recoge lo que en vida a sembrado
Y no asombrado
Yo me he quedado de tu salto
Pues vacunado, ya estoy contra ese perro sato
Que es un ingrato
Si de comer muerde la mano
Y te aconsejo, te respeto
Aunque discrepo
Porque el talento nunca fue la base del respeto
Yo!
Sentado aquí masticando estrellas
En un rincón nocturno de mi pensamiento
Buscando la manera de calmar ese tormento
Que te tiene alucinado
Que te está martirizando
Pobre de ti
No estas en ná se ve
Pobre de ti
Preso de tu pensar
Tu canterado intento amanecer
Y chocó con el sol
Después de tanto jugar a perder
Dime ¿qué vas a hacer?
Confianza es la palabra
Percutiva como aquel tambor
Sonando monte adentro
Alertando al negro cimarrón
Tu pantanoso sendero
Te empeñas en hacer brillar
Sabiendo que resta tiempo
Tan solo para llorar
Tu pantanoso sendero
Te empeñas en hacer brillar
Sabiendo que resta tiempo
Tan solo para llorar
Sentado aquí masticando estrellas
En un rincón de mi pensamiento
Buscando la manera de calmar ese tormento
Que te tiene alucinado
Que te está martirizando
Pobre de ti
No estas en ná se ve
Pobre de ti
Preso de tu pensar
Tu mente calculadora fue final total
Para muchos al no confiar
El fracaso veían llegar
Tres contando líos han quedado
Orishas sigue igual aquí representando
Controlando
Recapitulando, ya se sabe
Eso aquí no cabe
Sintetizar es un fastidio, ya sabes
La duda está servida en plato hondo
Eres bueno en los cien metros
Pero nunca corredor de fondo
Representar, hoy me a tocado
A esos que nunca le han cantado
Cubanos que de mientras se han salvado
Y en vano prosigo, y digo:
¿Qué has sido?
¿Amigo o enemigo?
No hay palabras para mencionarte
Tampoco momentos lindos
Para recordarte
No queda nada de lo de ayer
Sin caminar no se puede correr
Tu ves
Sentado aquí masticando estrellas
En un rincón nocturno de mi pensamiento
Buscando la manera de calmar ese tormento
Que te tiene alucinado
Que te está martirizando
Pobre de ti
No estas en ná se ve
Pobre de ti
Preso de tu pensar
Sentado aquí masticando estrellas
En un rincón nocturno de mi pensamiento
Buscando la manera de calmar ese tormento
Que te tiene alucinado
Que te está martirizando
Pobre de ti
No estas en ná se ve
Pobre de ti
Preso de tu pensar
The song Testimonio by Orishas speaks of the destructive power of lies, both towards oneself and towards others. The opening lines "Todo es mentira ese titulo no es tuyo, no" roughly translate to "It's all a lie, that title isn't yours". The lyrics follow to describe how one's way of thinking can be distorted by falsehood, leaving them in a state of confusion and torment. However, the song offers a path towards redemption, urging listeners to analyze past decisions and commit to a new, truthful way of being.
Throughout the song, Orishas employs vivid imagery to convey their message. References to stars, drumming, and cimarrones (escaped slaves) serve to amplify the emotional impact of the lyrics. The refrain of "Pobre de ti, no estas en ná se ve" translates to "Poor you, it doesn't look good for you", and is sung repeatedly to drive home the point of the song.
Overall, Testimonio is a powerful call to action, urging listeners to reexamine their lives and strive towards honesty and redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
Todo es mentira ese titulo no es tuyo, no
Everything is a lie, that title is not yours
Tu forma de pensar, te lo quitó
Your way of thinking has been taken away from you
Todo es mentira uo o uo
Everything is a lie
No se acabó, no terminó
It's not over
Toda la furia acumuló
All the fury has accumulated
Aquel señor por orgulló
That man by his pride
No da paso al corazón
He doesn't let his heart lead
Recuerda, analiza ya, avanza, tú decídete
Remember, analyze, move forward, decide for yourself
Juégatela en serio que el destino aquí define
Go all in, because destiny is defined here
¿Pues cómo no?, memorízalo, interiorízalo
How could you not? Memorize it, internalize it
La decisión que nos agarra y nos atrapa
The decision that grabs and traps us
No sé resuelve en una barra
It can't be resolved at a bar
Si un día te dan la mano
If one day they give you a hand
Al otro día recibes palos
The next day you receive sticks
Trato raro
Strange treatment
¿Cómo pretendes que siga a tu lado?
How do you expect me to stay by your side?
Has olvidado, el viejo si refrán del barrio
You've forgotten the old saying in the neighborhood
Uno recoge lo que en vida a sembrado
You reap what you sow in life
Y no asombrado
And not surprised
Yo me he quedado de tu salto
I'm amazed by your jump
Pues vacunado, ya estoy contra ese perro sato
I'm vaccinated against that mongrel
Que es un ingrato
Who is ungrateful
Si de comer muerde la mano
If he bites the hand that feeds him
Y te aconsejo, te respeto
And I advise you, I respect you
Aunque discrepo
Although I disagree
Porque el talento nunca fue la base del respeto
Because talent was never the basis of respect
Sentado aquí masticando estrellas
Sitting here chewing on stars
En un rincón nocturno de mi pensamiento
In a nocturnal corner of my thinking
Buscando la manera de calmar ese tormento
Looking for a way to calm that torment
Que te tiene alucinado
That has you hallucinating
Que te está martirizando
That is tormenting you
Pobre de ti
Poor you
No estas en ná se ve
You're not in anything
Preso de tu pensar
Prisoner of your thinking
Tu canterado intento amanecer
Your sought-after attempt to dawn
Y chocó con el sol
And collided with the sun
Después de tanto jugar a perder
After so much playing to lose
Dime ¿qué vas a hacer?
Tell me, what are you going to do?
Confianza es la palabra
Confidence is the word
Percutiva como aquel tambor
Percussive like that drum
Sonando monte adentro
Echoing through the mountain
Alertando al negro cimarrón
Alerting the black cimarron
Tu pantanoso sendero
Your swampy path
Te empeñas en hacer brillar
You insist on making it shine
Sabiendo que resta tiempo
Knowing that time is running out
Tan solo para llorar
Just to cry
Recapitulando, ya se sabe
Recapping, we already know
Eso aquí no cabe
That doesn't fit here
Sintetizar es un fastidio, ya sabes
Summarizing is annoying, you know
La duda está servida en plato hondo
Doubt is served on a deep dish
Eres bueno en los cien metros
You're good at the hundred meters
Pero nunca corredor de fondo
But never a long-distance runner
Representar, hoy me a tocado
Representing, today is my turn
A esos que nunca le han cantado
To those who have never been sung to
Cubanos que de mientras se han salvado
Cubans who have been saved in the meantime
Y en vano prosigo, y digo:
And I continue in vain, and I say:
¿Qué has sido?
What have you been?
¿Amigo o enemigo?
Friend or enemy?
No hay palabras para mencionarte
There are no words to mention you
Tampoco momentos lindos
Nor beautiful moments
Para recordarte
To remember you
No queda nada de lo de ayer
Nothing remains from yesterday
Sin caminar no se puede correr
Without walking, you can't run
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HIRAM RIVERI MEDINA, JEROME RIFFAUT, NICOLAS NOCCHI, ROLDAN GONZALES RIVERO, YOTUEL OMAR ROMERO MANZANARES
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Ari Martinez
THEY ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!! Son extraordinarios en lyrica!
Ari Martinez
i love this sooooong! gracias!
Matias Tempestelli
esto si que es un tema
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Khalid Jiménez
Su hermano fue a Miami a buscar un dinero sucio y acabo por ser liquidao... Liván Nuñez el "Flaco Pro" que lo habia dicho que no fuera no soporto los dolores de la pierda y cayo al alcohol, paso a no tener mas compromisos con el grupo y a faltar a grabaciones, entonces les dejo por definitivo, actualmente curado, Flaco tiene su espacio en "MY SPACE" donde pretende volver a la scena musical...
C. KLEY
FLACO PRO NUEVO DISCO 2021 ADELANTOS
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C. KLEY
Pa mi "Flaco-pro" era el mejor, el mejor disco de Orishas es "A lo cubano" se notó mucho un bajón de nivel en el segundo lp emigrante para mi gusto, hasta las producciones cambiaron mucho.
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El mejor disco, el más esencial, es A lo cubano, y Flaco Pro tiene mucho que ver con eso, pero los jodió con su actitud informal y borracheras y tuvieron que dejarlo atrás. Emigrante fue un disco fuerte sin él. Ya después sí bajaron el nivel lirical y el rap pasó a un segundo plano.
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