Nine young people from Buenaventura raise their voices against the violence generated in the marches in recent days in Colombia. Through a song composed on the basis of the theme “Police don’t kill me” by Rochi RD, they expressed their nonconformity.
With the recent marches in the national strike, different artistic manifestations have been carried out, including dances, songs, graffiti, murals, performances, actions in the form of protest aimed at demanding rights. In the midst of this situation that the country is going through, a group of young people from Buenaventura also joined the peaceful protest with their music.
This is the Cronic Gang, led by Jean Pier Valencia, known by his stage name as J Menny. The video uploaded to Facebook went viral with a letter that demanded the right to free expression, which was composed on the basis of the song “Policia No Me Mates” by Rochy RD, a musician from the Dominican Republic.
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“The lyrics were composed by us, we copied some parts of the choir. We did it because this here is very bad. This is the first group video we do for social causes. Buenaventura was going through a lot of public disorder and I was inspired by this song, ”says J Menny.
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“Police don’t kill me
The people march for their rights
The town is tired
They treat us like right
Colombia is crying
And Duque is satisfied “…
Cronic Gang is made up of J Menny, LK-TFP, J Weit, Dmvid, Woodcock, Jhoan Quiñones, Luis Ángulo and Andrés Rodríguez, who mix sounds of rap, dembow and hip hop.