Juanjo: Guanaco and Mugre Sur Critique Politics in Their New Single ‘Amnesia’

Since their inception, rap and hip-hop have been musical genres associated with criticism, whether from social, cultural or political spheres. This is the case of Amnesiathe new number shared by Guanaco (@guanaco_mc) and South Grime (@mugresur76)iconic and highly representative artists in the above musical styles.

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Published last Friday and available on all digital distribution platforms, this premiere has rhymes that could be considered aggressive but are a true representation of the current situation in our country; the chaos. However, they do not refer to any particular government or era, His criticism is an enumeration of situations that have occurred in Ecuador in recent years.

Guanaco has the gift of words and is responsible for manifesting them in this song that also stands out for its dark, somewhat gloomy melody. This does not detract from the excellent musical production, but rather gives it more merit. Sometimes, Mugre Sur’s contribution seems minimal, as it mostly appears in a simple chorus, until it climaxes in the song and it expands to give his points of view.

Amnesia It is the first single revealed from what will be the next album of the artist from Ambateño, who was also part of the group at the time sudakaya, but who has had great success as a soloist. This next work is titled flower and daggerwill be the successor of cholonization (2021), which was released at a time when the pandemic was still present, may have affected the album’s reception.

Speaking of the technical, although these styles of music are usually technically limited because they want to emphasize their lyrical content, on this occasion the track or the track is a great match as they set the theme in a great way with those dark melodies that envelop the listener.

Let us not forget that in music it is also a duty to relate facts and social events. (OR)