‘Ecuador is not a crime’: musician Javier Neira regrets that ‘Rulay’ is #1 on Spotify and proposes a new song of his own

In the past week, the song Rulayallegedly associated with the Los Tiguerones organized crime group, It has positioned itself at number one on Ecuador’s playlists on the Spotify platform. At least in the playlist The 50 most viral: Ecuadorupdated by the platform streaming Every day, the controversial song sets the tone alongside other melodies, both from domestic and foreign artists.

The fact has been criticized by social media users, but also by the singer and composer from Cuenca. Javier Neira. “Rulay is the number 1 song on Spotify in Ecuador. I have a plan to turn that around,” the singer said in his latest video published on social networks. As a counterpart, Neira proposes his own new song that, according to him, speaks about the country in good terms. The song is titled I was born again in Ecuador.

“I am in love with our country and that is why I wrote this song for it. I know that music has a lot of power and it would be nice to see an Ecuadorian song that talks about Ecuador at number 1 top “.

In addition, the artist promised that the profits generated by his new tune on Spotify will be donated. “There’s not a lot of money being made on Spotify, but I know that if we use the song and share it on Spotify, if we make the song reach that No. 1 spot, I give you my word that everything I make that song donate to families who need it here in Ecuador or to people who have harmed these characters.”

Javier Neira clarified his announcement by indicating that in this way he is trying to give a positive message to the nation. “It would be really cool to be able to reach many more people, with a cool message, because Ecuador is not a crime, it is not a crime. rule and they are not stupid or ugly things. Ecuador is a beautiful country and for me it is the best country in the world, so I believe we can do much more by doing good and positive things.”