Latino Musicians and Immigration

As the immigration debate grips Congress, the issue is inspiring new songs by Latin artists.

Thelatest high-profile example is “Se Que Triunfare” (“I Will Triumph”), asong recorded June 28 by a group of prominent regional Mexican artists.

Envisionedas a sort of brotherhood hymn, the track boasts straight-ahead lyrics(“I’m the one who fixes your car, without having a driver’slicense/It’s me who night after night asks the heavens for anopportunity”) intended to stir an emotional response.

Audiences will probably take it seriously because the peoplebehind the song have all witnessed firsthand the trials andtribulations of immigrant life. Among the singers are Jenni Rivera,Conjunto Primavera lead singer Tony Melendez, Tucanes de Tijuana leadsinger Mario Quintero, Los Horoscopos de Durango singers Vicky andMarisol Terrazas and El Chapo. Click here.

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