Resistir By El Dúo Dinuemico Analysis

With every moment that passes, history itself becomes more distant from the experiences of today, however the nature of human beings remain the same. This is to say that even though the world has changed, humans still feel the pain, disappointment, and fear that their ancestors did. The drive to resist these hardships is present throughout Latin American studies, numerous show them in their written accounts. Even more so, music media helps to convey these same emotions that historical figures -such as African-American Slaves- felt during the time of oppression. The song “Resistiré” by El Dúo Dinámico uses very inspirational lyrics that reflect the thoughts of the African-American slaves brought to Latin America. The moving lyrics presented …show more content…
In particular, Olaudah Equiano’s story of his capturing best reflects the hopelessness that the overwhelming majority of slaves felt . He had seemingly no hope of escape, as the magic in the world seemed to disappear. The lyrics “the night won’t leave me in peace when the silence scares me” fits perfectly with the words that slaves would have spoken. Equiano details himself being taken aboard a transatlantic ship and how “the world loses all magic ”. Equiano’s life before the white man took in the new world –even though he was a slave regardless- was better than his new life. Furthermore, Equiano speaks of the other slaves on the ship and how they endured the brutal abuse of the White man . Incredibly, the lyricists “El Dúo Dinámico” reflects these emotions with their words of how “maddens threatens me” which concretely compares to the thoughts of the slaves of Latin America. Merely hearing the connections between the experiences of slaves and the inspirational words of resisting oppression, presented by the artist group, perfectly tie the stories of hardships with the media of today. Not only does this song connect with the experiences of Olaudah Equiano, but moreover to every slave abused, used, and oppressed such as that their new slave masters took their natural …show more content…
When one slave resisted oppression they made a dent in the slave trade, consequently, when all of them revolted there was a wave of change that swept over this young colony. “And even when the winds of life are blowing fiercely/ I´m like a straw that folds itself, but I will always/ keep standing straight” reads the song lyrics of “Resistiré . This quote goes as far as to relate to the slaves who bent to the will of their masters, but always remained true to themselves. Word of the Haitian’s desire to take matters into their own hands spread to other colonies and, eventually, the rebellion of a few people became freedom for many ; free men and women of color started to appear and eventually it became apparent that they had resisted enough to obtain their well-earned