Hasta la Raíz | Song Across Latin America | Intl Committee of the Red Cross + Playing For Change

We are proud to share our new video of the song “Hasta la Raíz,” by Natalia Lafourcade and Leonel García, and recorded during pandemic times to send a message to the relatives of missing people in Latin America: You are not alone in the search of your loved ones. This is a joint project by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Playing For Change in honor of the International Day of the Disappeared. This video features nine Latin American countries and more than 15 musicians including singers such as Leon Gieco (Argentina) and Susana Baca (Peru). Also included are a group of extraordinary musicians who play several Latin American instruments: the accordion king from Colombia, Garifuna drums from Honduras, cavaquinhos from Brazil, guitars from El Salvador, cajon from Peru, and the Guatemalan National Symphony Orchestra.

In Latin America, each day dozens of people disappear for diverse causes related to armed conflicts, violence, migration, natural disasters, among others. Some of their families have had no news of their missing loved ones for more than 20 years. Together, and through music, we would like to express our solidarity to those who are facing the profound and universal feeling of losing a loved one. The families of missing people will not stop searching, despite pandemics or other adversities, nor will we stop helping them.

We would like to thank León Gieco, Susana Baca, Silvana Estrada, Nanan, MishCatt, Daniel Rucks, Mateo Sorto, Gerardo Carrillo, Chico Botosso, Franco Carzedda, José Agote and Adrián Buono (Los Pinguos), Twanguero, Oscar Huaranga, Jorge Garcia (Tambor Negro), Julián Mojica and the Guatemalan National Symphony Orchestra for their generous contribution to this video. León Gieco participates thanks to the courtesy of Universal Music Argentina, S.A.

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Estamos orgullosos de presentar nuestro nuevo Proyecto basado en la canción “Hasta la raíz” de Natalia Lafourcade y Leonel García, y filmado durante estos tiempos de pandemia para decirle a los familiares de los desaparecidos: ¡no están solos en su búsqueda! Se trata de un proyecto conjunto entre el Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR) y Playing For Change por el Día Internacional de los Desaparecidos. Fue grabado en nueve países latinoamericanos con la participación de más de 15 músicos incluidos cantantes como León Gieco, Susana Baca, Silvana Estrada, Nana y Michelle González. También contamos con el talento de extraordinarios músicos e instrumentos latinoamericanos: el rey del acordeón de Colombia, tambores garífunas de Honduras, cavaquinhos de Brasil, guitarras de El Salvador, el cajón de Perú, y la participación de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Guatemala. Cada día decenas de personas desaparecen en América Latina por diversas causas, entre las que se encuentran conflicto armados, violencia, desastres naturales, durante la ruta migratoria, entre otras. Muchas familias esperan noticias de sus seres queridos desde hace más de 20 años. Juntos, y a través de la música, queremos expresar nuestra solidaridad a aquellos que enfrentan el sentimiento profundo y universal de perder a alguien querido. Las familias de los desaparecidos no pararán de buscar, a pesar de pandemias y otras adversidades, ni nosotros de ayudarlos.

Agradecemos la participación generosa de los artistas León Gieco, Susana Baca, Silvana Estrada, Nanan, MishCatt, Daniel Rucks, Mateo Sorto, Gerardo Carrillo, Chico Botosso, Franco Carzedda, José Agote y Adrián Buono (Los Pinguos), Twanguero, Oscar Huaranga, Jorge Garcia (Tambor Negro), Julián Mojica y la Orquesta Nacional Sinfónica de Guatemala. León Gieco participa en este video por cortesía de Universal Music Argentina, S.A.

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Playing For Change (PFC) is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. The primary focus of PFC is to record and film musicians performing in their natural environments and combine their talents and cultural power in innovative videos called Songs Around The World. Creating these videos motivated PFC to form the Playing For Change Band—a tangible, traveling representation of its mission, featuring musicians met along their journey; and establish the Playing For Change Foundation—a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting music programs for children around the world. Through these efforts, Playing For Change aims to create hope and inspiration for the future of our planet.

To learn more about the work of the PFC Foundation, visit http://www.playingforchange.org