"Today, within a circuit that promotes only songs to dance, which I also have, it is vital for me as an artist to take the space to promote these kinds of subjects that are so relevant and necessary," says the ex-journalist of Calle 13.
"War" is Resident's new theme, which he dedicates to the victims of the armed conflict in Syria, a theme that for him must be "a flag for many causes, it is a very solid issue."
The aim of the third single from his first album as a soloist is to "promote peace and raise awareness among victims of conflicts around the world", so René Pérez Joglar traveled to Zahlee refugee camp located on the border between Syria and Lebanon , Where about 250 people live. There he stayed for three days and talked to several refugees, who shared his life story.
"Today within a circuit that promotes only songs to dance, which I also have, it is vital for me as an artist to also take the space to promote these kinds of topics so relevant and necessary," says the musician about this clip that Tells the cycle of war: the invading invader, the people who suffer in their own flesh the attacks, people fighting to defend themselves from these attacks, fleeing refugees "and we comfortable that we are totally alienated to the harsh reality of war" .
The video for "War" stars real victims of war and refugees from the Syrian conflict and actors Jan Cornet ("The Skin I Live in"), Una Ugalde ("Alatriste") and Paco Leon Sees it").
The clip, which for Pérez Joglar is more a documentary, was directed by himself, as well as the music videos of the singles "Somos Abnormal" and "Desencuentro" and the audiovisual in which he recounts how the process of creation of his work Debut as soloist, "Residente", which launched last March.
