COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS

FC Barcelona Foundation; “What are we talking about when we talk about Chagas?” Group, Argentina; Outpatient Clinic for Chagas Disease and Heart Failure, PROCAPE, Federal University of Pernambuco (UPE), Brazil; Leo Messi Foundation; International Federation of Associations of People Affected by Chagas Disease (FINDECHAGAS); Chagas Disease Control Program at the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHY “DON’T FEAR WORDS”?

At the end of 2014, after finishing the Catalan song “El viatge de l’heroi” (“The Hero’s Journey”) with Eduard Canimas, we began thinking about a song in Spanish. It was not an easy task, since the artist would need to resonate with millions of Spanish speakers from vastly different countries and cultures.

After much thought, we decided to meet with Jofre Bardagí. We explained our idea to him and he was very responsive to it. He understood our need for a global message and for sensitivity and professionality.

He posed the idea of a choral song: a song that brought together different voices, different perspectives, different lives, different realities, really a “global treasure”.

Soon after, Bardagí and Clara Fleck brought us their finished lyrics and music. They then recorded the song with Alex Rexach and Ángel Valentí at La Vall Studios in Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana, Catalonia.

After the initial recording, they began adding other voices to the track, including Joan Manuel Serrat, Benny Ibarra, Kevin Johansen, and Rosario Flores.