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ChocQuibTown "Somos los prietos/We are Black"

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    Hey! Its ChocQuibTown
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    You know!
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    Oy oy oy oy oy
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    Africa! Africa! No Fear!
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    We are Black!
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    Afros from Colombia
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    Who represent everywhere,
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    I'll tell you now
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    Proud of my flag
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    Afros from Colombia
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    Who represent everywhere
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    I'm telling you now
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    I'm proud of my flag
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    My voice brings the message of my people
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    And also the rhythm that prevails
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    if I want to sing, my dream will be real
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    the person who struggles for everything,
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    does not give up
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    My style is different from the rest
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    Let the marimba play while we both dance
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    This rhythm is black and proven
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    But not everything black is bad
    like the TV says
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    We are black
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    Afros from Colombia
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    Who represent everywhere
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    I’m telling you once and for all,
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    I'm proud of my flag
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    Africa, Africa, motherland,
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    Where are my black people?
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    Where's my fam? Where are they?
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    With a firm step we never stop
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    Always representing in positive spaces
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    Leading the way, against the current
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    From a very young age, in a blunt way
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    And yes, yes we let freed ourselves from chains
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    The blood of kings runs through my veins.
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    Say it! Without fear!
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    We are Black!
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    Afros from Colombia
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    Who represent everywhere
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    I'm telling you once and for all
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    I'm proud of my flag
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    We are the backbone of our whole history
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    We are the strong hands that took Simón to his glory
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    The pieces silenced in your incomplete books
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    They want to hide us. But look! We Are Black!
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    We brought this boom boom chak chak that moves your body
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    And lifts you up when you are sad
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    And even if we're discriminated against
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    We represent, we are firmly Colombian
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    Willing to give it it our all
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    & wanting to be someone in life
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    Even if many think
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    we only have talent for negative things
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    Some do not wish you well and
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    and they want to see you fail
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    Every morning I wake up, I'm grateful
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    and I wish that you "Be well"
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    We are Black, Afros from Colombia
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    Representing everywhere
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    I tell you once and for all:
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    I'm proud of my flag
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    Afros from Colombia
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    Representing everywhere
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    proud of my flag
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    Without fear!
Title:
ChocQuibTown "Somos los prietos/We are Black"
Description:

This version acknowledges the fact that they are talking about being black. Other translations changed "prietos" to POC, which does not do justice to the context of the song.
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Video Language:
Spanish
Duration:
03:47

English, British subtitles

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