Aterciopelados, "Cancion Protesta"

Aterciopelados, "Cancion Protesta"

(Colombia) In this tribute to protest songs, Aterciopelados make visual a quote from the great singer-songwriter Victor Jara, who said "The authentic revolutionary should be behind the guitar, so that the guitar becomes an instrument of struggle, so that it can also shoot like a gun." The band takes aim at those who dismiss protest as being unpatriotic or on the side of the terrorists.

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