En tus Tierras Bailaré
Encyclopedia
En Tus Tierras Bailaré is a Spanish language
viral video
that celebrates love for the land and people of Israel
. It appeared in April of 2010.
The song received attention in Latin American rapidly got millions of hits. Calle 13
singer Residente called it YouTube
's "We Are the World
".
vian singers La Tigresa del Oriente, Wendy Sulca
and Indigenous Kichwa Ecuador
ian singer-songwriter Delfin Quishpe
, known as "Delfín Hasta El Fín". Quishpe has expressed a desire to visit Israel.
advertising man who wrote the song’s lyrics describes it as, "a song against prejudice.” The score is by Gaby Kerpel
. Picky Talarico
directed.
by Gaby Kerpel. The three performers were not acquainted and did not meet during the production of the video.
. It was taken for such by Alma Guillermoprieto
who gushed over it in the ultra-sophisticated New York Review of Books, calling Latin America "the last great reservoir of innocent art," and continuing:
"Their self-confidence and optimism we can only envy, and yet they have lives we can barely imagine (how much did the rural violence provoked by Peru’s Shining Path guerrillas influence Wendy’s parents’ decision to migrate to the capital?); they make choices that to us seem inscrutable (what is that monkey doing behind the rowboat?). But millions of people admire these singers. What the video shows us is the chaotic transformation of a culture that has always had an infinite and joyful capacity for self-invention. This is not outsider but insider art of the deepest sort, forged in a hot-hot crucible, and it is we who stand on the outside, peering wistfully at the screen."
The video’s great success has brought new opportunities for the three performers. A party promoter brought La Tigresa to Buenos Aires
, where diners in an upscale restaurant greeter her by breaking into the chorus of “En Tus Tierras Bailaré.” She was and hailed as a gay icon and stopped in the street by fans wanting photos. There is talk of a world tour, ending in Israel.
The video rapidly spawned imitators.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi2UKzmW9E8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgPopRiiIOY&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PskSVmiQTDo&feature=related
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
viral video
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
that celebrates love for the land and people of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It appeared in April of 2010.
The song received attention in Latin American rapidly got millions of hits. Calle 13
Calle 13 (band)
Calle 13 is a band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar , who calls himself Residente and Eduardo José Cabra Martínez , who calls himself Visitante Calle 13 is a band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar (born February 23, 1978 in Hato Rey, a subsection of San Juan, Puerto Rico), who calls...
singer Residente called it YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
's "We Are the World
We Are the World
"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World...
".
The singers
The video features three principals and a number of back-up singers. The principals are PeruPeru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian singers La Tigresa del Oriente, Wendy Sulca
Wendy Sulca
Wendy Sulca Quispe is a Peruvian child singer of Huayno music, who found fame thanks to YouTube, where her videos "La Tetita" , "Cerveza, Cerveza" and "Papito" exceeded ten million hits.-Career:Her songs have been on TV and variety shows Wendy Sulca Quispe (born in April 22, 1996 in San Juan de...
and Indigenous Kichwa Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian singer-songwriter Delfin Quishpe
Delfin Quishpe
Delfín Quishpe Signature move "El pasito del delfín" is an Indigenous Kichwa Ecuadorian singer-songwriter, rockstar, performing in a style he calls "Andean techno-folklore". His popularity largely comes from the comical nature of his music...
, known as "Delfín Hasta El Fín". Quishpe has expressed a desire to visit Israel.
The video
The opening shot is of video Delfin Quishpe sitting in a living room watching television. People on television speak of war, fear, and the dangers of living in Israel, despite the obvious fact that they are not Israeli. Delfin rises to his feet and shouts "This cannot be," spreading his arms high and wide. The video segues to an introduction of each of the singers. The song then continues as a lovesong to Israel and Israelis. Gastón Cleiman, a Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
advertising man who wrote the song’s lyrics describes it as, "a song against prejudice.” The score is by Gaby Kerpel
Gaby Kerpel
Gaby Kerpel is a composer born and raised in Argentina.Kerpel belongs to a Latin electronic music collective known as Zizek. Under the name King Coya he performs reinterpreted Colombian cumbia music....
. Picky Talarico
Picky Talarico
Picky Talarico is a film director and photographer who has directed music videos for artists like Juanes, Julieta Venegas, Paulina Rubio, Diego Torres, Julio Iglesias, Gustavo Cerati, Kevin Johansen and Bajofondo....
directed.
Production
The tracks were recorded separately. Wendy and Bustos were recorded in Lima, while Delfin was recorded in Ecuador. The music was mixed and the video produced in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
by Gaby Kerpel. The three performers were not acquainted and did not meet during the production of the video.
Cultural impact
The video was intended by its creators to be taken as a genuinely naive work, a kind of online outsider artOutsider Art
The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut , a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane-asylum inmates.While...
. It was taken for such by Alma Guillermoprieto
Alma Guillermoprieto
Alma Guillermoprieto is a Mexican journalist who has written extensively about Latin America for the British and American press. Her writings have also been widely disseminated within the Spanish-speaking world.-Life:...
who gushed over it in the ultra-sophisticated New York Review of Books, calling Latin America "the last great reservoir of innocent art," and continuing:
"Their self-confidence and optimism we can only envy, and yet they have lives we can barely imagine (how much did the rural violence provoked by Peru’s Shining Path guerrillas influence Wendy’s parents’ decision to migrate to the capital?); they make choices that to us seem inscrutable (what is that monkey doing behind the rowboat?). But millions of people admire these singers. What the video shows us is the chaotic transformation of a culture that has always had an infinite and joyful capacity for self-invention. This is not outsider but insider art of the deepest sort, forged in a hot-hot crucible, and it is we who stand on the outside, peering wistfully at the screen."
The video’s great success has brought new opportunities for the three performers. A party promoter brought La Tigresa to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, where diners in an upscale restaurant greeter her by breaking into the chorus of “En Tus Tierras Bailaré.” She was and hailed as a gay icon and stopped in the street by fans wanting photos. There is talk of a world tour, ending in Israel.
The video rapidly spawned imitators.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi2UKzmW9E8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgPopRiiIOY&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PskSVmiQTDo&feature=related