La Maza

"La Maza"
Song by Mercedes Sosa featuring Shakira
from the album Cantora, un Viaje Íntimo
Released27 March 2009
GenreFolk
Length4:17
LabelSony Music Argentina
Songwriter(s)Silvio Rodríguez
Producer(s)Popi Spatocco
Music video
"La Maza" on YouTube

"La Maza" (English: "The Sledgehammer") is a song by Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa featuring Shakira from Sosa's studio album Cantora, un Viaje Íntimo (2009). An acoustic folk song, it is known for its political message. The song was originally written and performed by Cuban composer and musician Silvio Rodríguez in 1982.

Background and release

"Mercedes is the greatest voice of Latin American folklore. We carry her in our hearts. It is a small tribute to this great person, woman and talent that has given birth to our Latin America".

—Shakira on Mercedes Sosa and "La Maza".[1]

"La Maza" was written by Cuban composer and musician Silvio Rodriguez in 1979, and first released by him in 1982 as a part of his fifth studio album Unicornio.[2][3] Mercedes Sosa performed the song together with Shakira in May 2008,[4] before releasing a studio recording of the duet on her thirty-second studio album Cantora 1 on 27 March 2009,[5] and on the double album Cantora, un Viaje Íntimo in September 2009.[6]

The official music video for "La Maza" was released in June 2021. The video consists of clips from the recording process of the song.[7]

Composition and lyrics

"La Maza" is a folk song.[8] The lyrics of the song have a political and social message,[9] and explore the theme of existential questioning and the search for meaning in one's life and actions. The title of the song comes from the lyric "¿Qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?" English: (What would the sledgehammer be without a quarry?), referring to how life has no meaning if you have commitment to something. This also acts as a mirror of the society where this meaning of commitment has been forgotten.[10] The lyric also refers to how a bond between a leader and their people rooted in the desire of change must exist.[11]

The recording of "La Maza" by Sosa and Shakira has an organic sound.[8] The production is acoustic with guitar and percussion as instruments.[12]

Reception

Crónica outlined how "La Maza" is one of those Sosa's songs which managed "became hymns of struggle and resistance, a reflection of her commitment to social and humanitarian causes".[13] CiberCuba called the song a "magnificent interpretation of a famous song".[6] In September 2020, Billboard staff listed the song as one of the 50 best Latin songs of all time, describing it as a "powerful reflection on humanity" that is "even more eloquent in its arrangement, set simply to acoustic guitar and percussion."[12]

Gabriel Urbina from Cadiznoticias reflected how "La Maza" "never gets old", continuing how it is "one of those songs that shake you strongly if you dedicate attention and time to it, looking into its eyes and drinking in the verses slowly, in small sips", and characterized its chorus as "brilliant and direct".[10]

Live performance

On 17 May 2008, Mercedes Sosa, Shakira, and Argentine musician Pedro Aznar performed "La Maza" for an audience of 150,000 people at the ALAS Foundation charity concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their performance was dubbed "one of the most emotional moments" of the concert by Diario Río Negro.[14] With the goal to "improve the lives of Latin American children living in poverty", the concert had 27 artists perform in two countries.[15][16][4]

Impact

After failed peace negotiations between Colombian government and Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group FARC, and FARC announcing the re-foundation of the Edison Romaña 53 front,[17] on 19 April 2023, the Minister of National Defence of Colombia Iván Velásquez Gómez shared a part the lyrics of "La Maza" and a link to the music video of the song by Sosa and Shakira on Twitter. The lyrics "si no creyera en lo que creo" (English: "if I didn’t believe in what I believe") were a response to the criticism he had received emphasizing his conviction in the actions of his government despite opposition calling for a motion of censure. The post was met with disapproval on social media over its appropriateness and led opposition party Partido Cambio Radical to call Velásquez's leadership a "failure".[18][19][20]

References

  1. ^ ""Cantora", la genial obra que Mercedes Sosa grabó junto a figuras como Charly, Spinetta, Cerati y Shakira". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  2. ^ "La maza – Radio Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Teresa (2016-11-03). "Si no creyera en lo que duele". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  4. ^ a b "Shakira y Mercedes Sosa juntas en el concierto ALAS". Publimetro México (in Spanish). 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  5. ^ ""Cantora", el álbum de duetos de Mercedes Sosa, ya está listo". La Capital. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  6. ^ a b "Shakira canta a Silvio Rodríguez en último disco de Mercedes Sosa". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  7. ^ Semana (2021-06-25). "Mercedes Sosa en dueto con Shakira, Gustavo Cerati, Joan Manuel Serrat y más: los videos de "Cantora" se estrenan en YouTube". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  8. ^ a b "Shakira colabora en el nuevo disco de Mercedes Sosa | Popelera" (in Spanish). 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  9. ^ Urus, Valentina (5 June 2024). "Silvio Rodríguez vuelve con su próximo álbum "Quería saber" – LA RED 88.3 LA RIOJA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  10. ^ a b Urbina, Gabriel (2018-10-12). "La maza sin cantera ·". Cadiznoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  11. ^ Marroquín, Fabio Antonio (2022-03-15). "¿Qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera? | Diario El Salvador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  12. ^ a b "Hispanic Heritage Month: The 50 Best Latin Songs of All Time". Billboard. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  13. ^ "Recordamos a Mercedes Sosa en el día de su cumpleaños: la voz de América Latina". Crónica (in Spanish). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Música y fervor por los niños". www1.rionegro.com.ar. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  15. ^ "Una multitud cantó por los chicos en Buenos Aires". infobae (in European Spanish). 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  16. ^ "Shakira despidió a Mercedes Sosa". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  17. ^ "Gustavo Petro se refirió sobre la refundación del frente Edison Romaña de las disidencias de las Farc". infobae (in European Spanish). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  18. ^ ""Si no creyera en lo que creo": la canción de Silvio Rodríguez con la que el Ministro de Defensa parece responder a las críticas en sus redes". El País (in Spanish). 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  19. ^ Gallo, Por Daniela (2023-04-21). "La canción de Silvio Rodríguez cantada por Shakira por la que hasta Cambio Radical le hizo matoneo en redes al ministro de Defensa". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  20. ^ Semana (2023-04-20). ""Si no creyera en lo que creo": ¿ministro Iván Velásquez lanza indirecta a sus contradictores?". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-01.

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