Within the Hispanic, Latino communities, it is very normal to call someone “Negro” or “Negra” or "Moreno" or "Morena." It simply means Black man/woman. This is absolutely not seen as offensive in Colombia or to Latinos and a lot of people will probably not even be aware of the discussion this could cause for example in the U.S.
The population in Colombia ranges from black to white and everything in the middle, mainly due to the Spanish “conquistadores” that took slaves from Africa with them, raped indiginas (native indians) or just had “relationships” with them.
This song talks about that time (around 1600) and the suffering of the slaves in Cartagena (famous city at the north coast of Colombia). This version is from Juanes. If you dont listen to the words you have no clue of it's seriousness as it's Salsita, therefore, very uplifitng.
Lower your speakers a little, the video is loud and not the best quality!
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