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WATCH: Las Cafeteras Dreams of Liberation in 'If I Was President'
The Los Angeles folk-fusion band's new bilingual song envisions a presidency that fights racist policy and empowers communities of color.Source: Colorlines
Chicanx genre-bending band Las Cafeteras invites listeners to visualize an equitable future of their own creation in the video for "If I Was President," which premiered yesterday (April 26) via Democracy Now!
The song from the group's 2017 album, "Tastes Like L.A.," jumps between Spanish singing and English rapping as members Denise Carlos, Hector Flores, Leah Gallegos and Daniel French each reflect on the oppression they would change if they became president. Here are a few of the lyrics, with translations added to the Spanish-language passages:
https://www.colorlines.com/articles/watch-las-cafeteras-dreams-liberation-if-i-was-president
