Mestizaje

the importance and thoughts of futbol/soccer/football in song -of RAYO VALLECANO & SKA-P- I had some idea of Rayo Vallecano due to two songs by Ska-P, a Spanish ska-punk band that hails from a barrio of Madrid, called Vallecas. Rayo Vallecano is the team that belongs to that area, one that has a history of fluctuating between the first and second divisions of the Liga. Ska-P are known for their political messages; they do not back down from stating their thoughts on the death penalty , abuse of children by priests , abuse of power by politicians and government , and are f ervently against the long-standing Spanish tradition of bullfighting ; they sing for a united world, without borders , with tolerance. While they have been around since 1994, what they sing about is still very relevant. "COMO UN RAYO" Of the two songs in this post, this is the first I heard, and of the two, it is a sweet lyric of being proud of your team. Son las doce ya, esto va a comenzar // It's a...

The title of this blog, "Mestizaje", is from the title of a song by one of my favorite bands: Ska-P , who hail from Spain and play ska-punk. Mestizaje can be Google translated as "Miscegenation". The lyrics (from http://es.musikazblai.com/ska-p/mestizaje/ ), with English translation in parenthesis: Negro africano, asiático oriental, indio americano, africano musulmán ( Black African, Oriental Asian, Amerindian, African Muslim ) Blanco europeo, aborigen australiano, cinco continentes en un mismo corazón ( White European, Aborigine Australian, five continents in one heart) MULTIRACIAL, MULTICULTURAL, MULTIRACIAL, MULTICULTURAL ( Multi-racial, Multi-cultural..) Desde Filipinas a América Central, desde el Polo Norte hasta Madagascar ( From the Philippines to Central America, from the North Pole to Madagascar) Este puto mundo no es de nadie y es de todos, cinco continentes en un mismo corazón ( This fucking world is not anyone's and is for everyone, five continents...