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Screen shot from the Susaman video on YouTube
from Global Voices Turkey woke up on Friday morning to an unstoppable musical hit that apparently struck a chord with its citizens for speaking openly about sensitive issues such as domestic violence and nepotism.
State Hits back: Criminal Complaint Against 18 Rappers Who Sing ‘I Cannot Stay Silent…A criminal complaint has been reportedly filed against the song “I cannot stay silent” (Susamam) sung by 18 rappers led by Sarp Palaur, or Şanışer as he is publicly known in Turkey.
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The song, Susamam [which translates as ‘cannot stay silent’], became a number one trending video on YouTube on the morning of September 6 in Turkey. Uploaded at midnight by the creator of the song, Turkish rapper Şanışer [Shanisher or Sarp Palaur], Susamam is an ode to Turkey and its most pressing social, political, and cultural issues. Touching upon a series of issues ranging from nature, animal rights and violence against women to justice and traffic, the video has been watched by millions of people
Within 48 hours, it has also turned into one of the most popular hashtags on Turkish social media. It proved so popular that even some local government Twitter accounts shared the song. There is now an Instagram filter that encourages you to take a picture and share it, and T-shirts are on sale whose profits will be donated to village schools.
The song brought together 20 rappers or MCs (masters of ceremonies), under one roof. Each picked one of the themes highlighted in the song. These included environment, animal rights, education, women rights — a total of 20 “issues” presented under a separate hashtag in the video.
In an interview with BBC Turkey, Kamufle, one of the rappers involved, explains that after the issues were divided, each rapper wrote their own lyrics and filmed their part. Şanışer then put it all together with his own part, and prepared the final version of the video.
The video starts with a voice over of a woman who says:
The song goes on under the environment hashtag:
The issue of law is then addressed:
I am a privileged Turk
My laws are Anglo-Saxon
But my mentality is the Middle East
I have been raised apolitical, never voted
I only worried about holidays, travel, and debt
Justice died while I stayed silent and I was complicit in it
Until it touched me
Now I am afraid even to tweet
And I am afraid of my own police.I am sorry, but this country’s hopeless generation is your doing
The unhappy ones, and the bullet sound are your doing
The innocent wretch rotting in jail for reasons unknown
It is you, your doing, this ugly portrait is your work.[…] Because you did not speak up, you are guilty
[…] If one night, you are arrested unjustly
you won’t find a journalist to write about it
because all of them are ARRESTED[…] You have kept silence, and they have walked all over you.
They have taken your rights away from you, and won’t simply give it back to you.
Nepotism is also mentioned as one of the main issues in the song:
One of the most shared clips from the video was by singer Deniz Tekin. She is also the only woman in the video among an otherwise all-male cast. Here is the clip:
The song talks openly about domestic violence, an issue often dismissed in the mainstream discourse in Turkey:
Deniz’ powerful part is followed by the hashtags of countless women victims killed in the hands of their male perpetrators.
Susaman song turns into a Susaman national debate
The creators of ‘Susamam’ are trying to raise awareness about crucial issues that are highly debated in Turkish society but not always present in the official public and media discourse. They seem to have indeed succeeded, as netizens but also mainstream celebrities share their views about the song.
Rapper Fero timed each of the issues and shared the screenshot:
It’s not that the song is too long, it’s that we have endless problems.
Some netizens described the song as a success story in terms of cultural expression:
Others point out the song manages to describe years of struggles in less than 15 minutes:
Translation: for years some people refused to understand what these 20 rappers managed to explain in 14 minutes
The song was also welcomed by Turkish artists at large. Prominent Turkish actor Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan wrote:
Translation: we have beautiful kids
Yekta Kopan, a famous writer and actor tweeted:
Translation: Like a rock. This will break a lot of windows! Note: Deniz Tekin made me cry
Another star, Hayko Cepkin wrote:
Translation: #SUSAMAM scored, 2 goals, i kiss you all from everywhere
He was echoed by prominent journalist Can Dundar:
Translation: Finally: music ‘spoke’
But September 6 was not just ‘Susamam day’. Three other rappers released their songs on that day, approximately at the same time. Ezhel, one of Turkey’s prominent rappers, posted “Olay” [Event] – a song about the 2016 failed military coup, Gezi Park protests and other events that have occurred in the country, while Sayedar and Onder released “Komedi ve Dram” [Comedy and drama]. The last song is less focused on social issues, the rappers say, adding the simultaneous release was not planned ahead of time.
Two rappers bash Turkish gov’t, YouTube mutes one of them …https://journo.com.tr/youtube-ezhel-censorship YouTube has suppressed the latest video of Turkish rapper Ezhel, hours after it went viral with a strong audiovisual message criticizing the government. The quite censorship could be interpreted as proof that digital platforms, as new gatekeepers, have the potential to become a fatal threat to free speech, especially in populous, lucrative markets with authoritarian […]
Jumping over 10 million views at time of publishing, and still trending, ‘cannot stay silent’ is certainly making a deafening noise in Turkey and liberating the minds.
Written byArzu Geybullayeva
Súbito éxito musical convierte a raperos en héroes de la justicia social en Turquía
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Captura del video de la canción Susamam en YouTube
Turquía despertó el viernes 6 de septiembre de 2019 con un imparable éxito musical que parece haber tocado la fibra de sus ciudadanos, por hablar abiertamente de temas delicados como la violencia machista y el nepotismo.
La canción Susamam (que significa “no podemos callarnos”) llegó al primer puesto en las tendencias de YouTube en Turquía durante la mañana del 6 de septiembre. Publicada a medianoche por el creador de la canción, el rapero turco Şanışer (Shanisher o Sarp Palaur), Susamam es una oda a Turquía y sus problemas más acuciantes de índole social, política y cultural. En menos de 48 horas, se convirtió en una de las etiquetas más populares en los medios sociales turcos. Tal fue su popularidad que incluso la difundieron las cuentas de varios Gobiernos locales en Twitter. Ahora hay un filtro de Instagram que anima a tomar una fotografía y publicarla, y ya se están vendiendo camisetas con el objeto de donar los beneficios a escuelas rurales.
La canción reúne a 20 raperos o Maestros de Ceremonias (MC), como se les suele conocer, bajo el mismo techo. Cada uno eligió uno de los temas que se tratan en la canción: medioambiente, derechos de los animales, educación, derechos de las mujeres… un total de 20 “cuestiones” que se presentan bajo distintas etiquetas en el vídeo.
En una entrevista con BBC Turquía, Kamufle, uno de los raperos del video, explica que después de que se repartieron los temas, cada rapero escribió su propia letra y rodó su parte. Luego, Şanışer lo unió todo, incluyendo su propia actuación, y preparó la versión final del video.
El video comienza con la voz de una mujer que dice:
Günler koşuşturmakla geçip giderken
Neden var olduğunu unuttun
Neden olduğun sorunlarınsa farkında değilsin
Gülmek eğlenmek istiyorsun
Hayat zaten çok zor
O yüzden müzik seni eğlendirsin
Gerçeklikten uzaklaştırsın istiyorsun
Ama biz müziğin bir şeyler değiştirebileceğine inanıyoruz
Bizimle gel
Başlayalım mı?
Conforme pasan los días, has olvidado por qué existes
No eres consciente de los problemas que has causado
Quieres reír y divertirte, pero no tienes intención de buscar soluciones.
La vida ya es dura de por sí, y es por eso que la música debería entretenerte.
Quieres que la música te aleje de la realidad.
Pero nosotros creemos que la música puede cambiar algunas cosas.
Ven con nosotros. ¿Comenzamos?
La canción continúa con la etiqueta de medioambiente:
[…]İnsan en büyük parazit
Gezegene bak lan!
[…]Faturasını gelecek nesil öder
Kıyamet şur’da “mal” gibi izle!
[…] Los humanos son los mayores parásitos
¡Mira al universo, hombre!
[…] Las próximas generaciones pagarán la factura
El fin del mundo está aquí, pero tú solo te sientas y miras como un idiota.
Después se habla de los problemas de la justicia:
Ben bi’ beyaz Türk’üm
Yasalarım Anglosakson ama kafam Ortadoğulu
Apolitik büyüdüm, hiç oy vermedim
Kafamı tatile, gezmeye, borca yordum
Adalet öldü, ucu bana dokunana dek sustum ve ortak oldum
Şimdi tweet atmaya bile çekiniyorum
Kendi ülkemin polisinden korkar oldum
Üzgünüm ama senin eserin ülkedeki umutsuz nesil
Senin eserin bu mutsuz kesim ve bu kurşun sesi!
Sebebi nedir bilmeden hapiste çürüyen o suçsuz sefil
Seni, senin eserin, senin eserin bu korkunç resim
[…]Sesini çıkarmadın, yani suçlusun!
[…]Şimdi başına bi’ şey gelse şeh’rin hukuk mu?
Bi’ gece haksızca alsalar içeri seni
Bunu haber yapıcak gazeteci bile bulamazsın
HEPSİ TUTUKLU!
[…]Sen sustun, ses etmediğinden bindiler tepene
Haklarını elinden aldılar ve güzellikle geri vermicekler
Soy un turco privilegiado
Mis leyes son anglosajonas
Pero mi mentalidad es de Oriente Medio
Me criaron apolítico, nunca he votado
Solo me preocupan las vacaciones, los viajes y las deudas
La justicia murió mientras yo guardaba silencio y era cómplice de su muerte
Hasta que me tocó a mí
Ahora me da miedo hasta tuitear
Y temo a mi propia policía.Lo siento, pero la generación sin esperanza de este país es obra tuya
Los infelices y el sonido de las balas son obra tuya
Los desdichados inocentes que se pudren en la cárcel por razones desconocidas
Eres tú, tu obra, este feo panorama es tu obra.[…] Porque no alzaste la voz, eres culpable
[…] Si una noche te detienen injustamente
No encontrarás ni un periodista que escriba al respecto
Porque todos están DETENIDOS[…] Has guardado silencio, y te han pasado por encima.
Te han quitado tus derechos, y sencillamente, no te los van a devolver.
El nepotismo también se menciona en la canción como uno de los principales problemas:
Paranız olmalı, ya da birileriyle aranız olmalı
Kodamanlarda numaranız olmalı
Aksaray’da bir adamınız olmalı
Bizim yatımız katımız bi’ de yalımız olmadı
Kumbaramız dolmadı da bununla doğmadım
[…]Yönetenler çağ dışı dinozorlar
Bu ormanda herkese göre rol var
Sustukça sıra sana gelecek
Aydın beyinleri bekliyor karanlık gelecek
(…) Necesitas tener el dinero o conocer a alguien
Los peces gordos deben tener tu número
Tienes que conocer a alguien en el palacio blanco
Nunca tuvimos un yate, un apartamento o una villa
Nuestra hucha nunca estuvo llena, y no nacimos con eso (…)
Los que nos gobiernan son dinosaurios de otra época
En este bosque, todos tienen su papel
Tu turno llegará si te mantienes callado
Un negro futuro espera a las mentes brillantes
Un negro futuro espera a las mentes brillantes
Una de las partes más difundidas del video fue el de la cantante Deniz Tekin, única mujer del video en un grupo compuesto solo de hombres. Esta es su canción:
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