Oliveira dos cen anos (2023)

Genre

anthem

Runtime

3h 19m

How it feels

This is an anthem for the centenary of a soccer club. The rapper C. Tangana wrote it in Galician and performed it with many local musicians and a choir. The music video won awards at a film festival.

celebratoryanthemicupliftingcommunalproudenergeticnostalgicfestive

What happens

"Oliveira dos cen anos" (Galician for "Olive Tree of 100 Years), is the name of the hymn created in honour of the RC Celta de Vigo's centenary. The song was released by the Spanish rapper C. Tangana, real name Antón Álvarez Alfaro. The music was written by Álvarez himself and his common collaborators: Alizzz, Pablopablo, alongside Harto Rodríguez. The lyrics were also written by C. Tangana, Pablo Drexler, Alizzz, Xosé Lois Romero, Xisco Feijoó, Quico Comesaña, and Keltoi! (a local band from Vigo) vocalist Sime. It was performed by Casablanca Choir, As Lagharteiras, Lilaina, Cantó, Drexler and Quirante. C. Tangana wrote the lyrics in Galician even though he is not fluent in the language. The music video for the song, directed by C. Tangana and produced by his company, Little Spain, received three Gold Cannes Lions at the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. It has also been nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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