Work #1

from Ofri Afro by Carlos Labbé

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Cuando pude conseguir un lugar
Tocando
Recién habían vuelto a prohibir los tambores
Y el baile
Sólo podías bailar si habías pagado
Por seguridad, argumentaban
Debían cuidarte
Recibir tu ropa
Mientras bailabas
La música
La música desde que así se llama
La música tuvo dueño

El resto eran tambores
Baile
Claro que yo tenía un lugar
Dependía de los dueños del lugar
Dependía de los dueños del lugar
Qué podía tocar
Traer a mi gente a que bailara
Reírnos

Cuando escasearon los lugares
Los dueños dijeron que era mucho el ruido
Querían más plata
Menos gente
Acá el trabajo y la obra y la destreza
Es una sola cosa
Un soplido y un carraspeo: Work

Así que dejé mi oficio
Y encontré trabajo

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from Ofri Afro, released March 9, 2018
Carlos Labbé

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Carlos Labbe Brooklyn, New York

Carlos Labbé, Chilean, is based in Brooklyn. His music albums are “Doce canciones para Eleodora,” “Monicacofonía,” “Mi nuevo órgano,” “Repeticiones para romper el cerco,” and “Ofri Afro”. As an author, Labbé has published 11 books of fiction and literary essays, in Spanish, English, German, and Turkish. He is part of the Sangría collective. ... more

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