{"id":2937,"date":"2011-08-22T23:39:44","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T06:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2017-08-23T09:06:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T13:06:31","slug":"el-gran-combos-new-social-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2011\/08\/22\/el-gran-combos-new-social-song\/","title":{"rendered":"El Gran Combo\u2019s New Social Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not saying this is the first time El Gran Combo<\/a> records social themes. \u201cLos Mulatos del Sabor\u201d have been recording a variety of messages on their Salsa music. This time, they want to provide a positive message with\u00a0“Echar Pa’ Lante”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Their songs go from their trademark humorous\u00a0songs\u00a0to some social themes. “Echar Pa’ Lante”<\/em>, their recently released Salsa single comes out at a time where Puerto Rico is facing its most challenging time.<\/p>\n

“Echar Pa’ Lante”<\/em> is part of a social campaign launched by Puerto Rico\u2019s Banco Popular to start positive reactive awareness among Puerto Ricans to counter the social decadence the island is going through. This social decadence is not a new thing, it\u2019s just something that has been going on Puerto Rico for years, but now, perhaps with the help of a down economy, it has reached such a low point that Puerto Ricans are getting sick of it, and knowing that this or any government can\u2019t fight this battle alone, everyone needs to do something, anything, to fight back.<\/p>\n

“Echar Pa’ Lante”<\/em> and “No Hago Mas Na”<\/em><\/h3>\n

Music is one of the great influencers in mass media. El Gran Combo had pointed the finger at a symptom of this Puerto Rican social decadence when in the 1983 Salsa\u00a0album \u201cLa Universidad de la Salsa\u201d they recorded the song \u201cY No Hago Mas Na\u201d<\/em> which was intended as a social critique to the \u201clazy\u201d and \u201cliving from the government\u201d mentality that was becoming institutionalized in Puerto Rico. However, the song seemed to have landed more like praise than a critique to the lifestyle. Needless to say, most Puerto Ricans where familiar with this \u201clazy\u201d mentality. Therefore, the song became a huge Salsa\u00a0hit.<\/p>\n

Before going into more details about this song, here is the video to refresh your minds.<\/p>\n