MIAMI.- The singer Frank DeVita joined the artists Venezuelans who are inviting their compatriots to exercise their right to vote in the elections presidential elections on July 28.
On his social media, the singer-songwriter shared a short audiovisual containing photographs and videos of the civic movement that in recent weeks has flooded the streets of Venezuela with slogans in favor of opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who is Nicolás Maduro’s main rival in the election day.
The material contains banners from Venezuelan citizens calling for a change of government in the hope that the country will emerge from the economic and social crisis it is currently mired in.
“You have the key; your vote is the key,” the musician wrote in the post.
Nothing is lost here
In addition, De Vita has put his song “The Last of Us” as the soundtrack for this campaign. Nothing is lost herewhich was launched in February 2020 and which evokes how Venezuelan society opened its doors to hundreds of migrants in the 20th century and the energy of its population to continue moving forward despite the difficulties.
“I was giving it my all and never looking at who / That’s how generous the land is that saw me born / I was opening the doors to everyone who wanted to come / Because nothing is asked for here, only the desire to work / I was spreading charms wherever I used to go / The flowers, the roads, the village as a witness / I was driving crazy everyone I came to kiss / Because nothing is asked for here…”, says the first stanza of the song.
“Nothing is asked for here, there is only a desire to work / Here we only ask that we can live in peace,” the chorus sounds.
The interpreter of It’s not enough He also used this song to predict success for the national football team, known as La Vinotinto, during their participation in the Copa América.
He also shared a video on social media with different iconic moments of the team and the excitement of Venezuelans in the tournaments.
Carlos Cruz Diez Orchestra
A few days ago, Franco De Vita was invited to a concert that the Carlos Cruz-Diez orchestra, made up of Venezuelan migrant musicians, offered in Alicante, Spain, with the support of the Al Norte del Sur Foundation, Malinche Symphonic and Tempo Rubato.
Upon taking the stage, De Vita acknowledged the work of maestro José Antonio Abreu with the National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela.
“They are all musicians from El Sistema of Venezuela. I want to thank Maestro Abreu for having had this idea. Thank you Alicante, thank you for supporting them,” said the performer.
Franco De Vita recalled the difficult reality that plagues Venezuela, which has caused mass migration in the last decade.
“There is a terrible reality in Venezuela and we are seeing it. Musicians of this calibre who have to come to Madrid and go out into the street to play. It is a shame, it is a pity, it is tremendous. Whatever you can do for our country, please, do not forget to do it. We really need it, we need it,” he said with a broken voice, while the audience applauded him.
The orchestra played a symphonic arrangement of the piece North of South, moment that excited the artist.
With tears in his eyes, De Vita said:
“This song is called North of South “That’s the geographic location of Venezuela, in the north of South America. I wrote it 30 years ago. The chorus of the song says ‘Don’t let it die / Don’t let it die / Because a sky like this / a land like this, they will never give it to us’. This is the story of this song, I talk about my country. That’s why I get so emotional and it hurts me so much.”
