‘The earth cries’ for human greed and climate change, sings the Ecuadorian composer Paulina Aguirre

Ecuadorian singer Pauline Aguirrebased in the United States for almost 20 years, has focused a large part of her musical creation on promoting a message in favor of a social or environmental causefor this reason it is considered a activist with his music.

Proof of this is his most recent theme the earth crieswhich gives voice to the planet to denounce what currently afflicts it.

“I am working with World Vision, a humanitarian organization that is in 100 countries. I am an ambassador for Latin America, the Caribbean, including Ecuador. The objective of this project, which is called the earth criesand that is accompanied by the song, is to raise awareness about natural resources, oil spills, mineral exploitation throughout Latin America”.

In the theme, Paulina sings that there is “a deadly virus that wants to kill”, that “I’m not breathing, I’m going to drown” because of “that smoke of unbridled hatred that breaks me”, which seems to be about the coronavirus pandemic coincidentally. But it’s not like that.

“I wrote it in 2017but it is interesting because became a prediction… I didn’t write it because of the virus issue, rather I was talking about greed, hatred in the heart, but it fit perfectly because that’s the reason why the earth cries”, explains the award-winning composer Latin Grammy in 2009 for his album waiting for your voice.

The main goal of this musical initiative is the construction of a water well in an indigenous community in the province of Bolívarwhich is also fed by donations from the public through his efforts with his foundation Woman of faith. “It is the result of the music I write for women, in the fight against domestic violence through the arts,” illustrates the artist from Quito.

Certainly, Aguirre’s music is aligned with this spirit of change and overcomingas evidenced in another of his songs, Like the restwith a message against cyberbullying. All these themes set to music with a fusion of folk rhythms: Esmeralda black music and Quechua singing; added to pop chords.

“I am an activist with my music, people think that the only way to be an activist is to go to the streets, which in fact is part of it”, he explains. “But the people who make music with this theme is to give a message… I hope to encourage or generate a call, especially for young people… to find out about humanitarian organizations or natural resources where they can contribute part of their time ”.

These aspirations not only earned her a Latin Grammy 13 years ago; she has also got him 4 nominations back to the statuette awarded by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; and a nomination from its American counterpart.

“When you win an award I say that you feel like you’re just starting, because that’s when people are watching you the most waiting for what’s next, It causes you to a certain extent a little bit of tension and responsibility”, considers the singer, who settled in the United States precisely to enhance her artistic career. In addition to being a singer-songwriter, she is recognized as a dubbing actress.

Despite having physically distanced herself from Ecuador for almost two decades, Paulina still feels very connected to her land. In fact, visited the country in January to manage new projects and plan new concerts that will extend to Mexico and Los Angeles. In addition, he points out, the scenes of the video of the earth cries They were recorded in the country.

For now, prepare a record of folk music and anticipate that will be presented again in a despues de–party after the Oscar gala on March 27 in Beverly Hills.