{"id":54857,"date":"2026-01-04T20:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/venezuelan-artists-react-to-u-s-capture-of-nicolas-maduro\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T20:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:15:33","slug":"venezuelan-artists-react-to-u-s-capture-of-nicolas-maduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/venezuelan-artists-react-to-u-s-capture-of-nicolas-maduro\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan Artists React to U.S. Capture of Nicolas Maduro"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tPresident Donald Trump announced early Saturday that U.S. forces captured<\/a> Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after a military operation in the country\u2019s capital, Caracas. By midday, Trump stated from Mar-a-Lago that the U.S. would run the country until a \u201csafe, proper and judicious transition.\u201d While the international community watched the escalating tension, the Venezuelan diaspora\u2019s most prominent artists \u2014 many of them part of a vocal vanguard against the Maduro regime \u2014 reacted with marked caution.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis music scene has become a global force. Since Danny Ocean\u2019s <\/a>2016 breakout viral hit \u201cMe Reh\u00faso\u201d \u2014 an anthem for a generation lost to migration \u2014 the momentum has been unstoppable. The Venezuelan wave hit a high-water mark in 2025 with alternative band Rawayana\u2019s debut at Coachella<\/a> and their historic Grammy win<\/a> with their fifth studio album, \u00bfQui\u00e9n Trae las Cornetas?<\/em> Alongside Latin Grammy winners singer-songwriter Elena Rose and rapper Akapellah, these artists have leveraged their international platforms to denounce and campaign for democratic change. Yet, as news of the U.S. incursion broke, their reaction on social media platforms was guarded.<\/p>\n

\n\tDanny Ocean<\/a>, who sang at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo just last month and has sworn not to perform in Venezuela<\/a> until its return to democracy, shared a post from opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado. In it, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate praised the U.S. actions and demanded \u201cimmediate recognition of Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez Urrutia as the legitimate President of Venezuela.\u201d Gonz\u00e1lez Urrutia, currently in exile in Spain, served as the opposition\u2019s candidate in the 2024 elections after Machado was barred from running. <\/p>\n

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\n\tElena Rose, who collaborated with Ocean and urban artist Jerry Di on the nostalgic \u201cCaracas en el 2000,\u201d shared calls for prayer. \u201cThis is a spiritual war,\u201d she wrote on her Instagram account. \u201cStand in light.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSimilarly, rising singer-songwriter Joaquina <\/a>posted the evocative phrase \u201cAbajo cadenas\u201c<\/em> (Down with the chains) \u2014 a powerful reference to a verse of Venezuela\u2019s national anthem.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRawayana remained quiet throughout the day, though their latest album release, launched on New Year\u2019s Day, felt like a sudden prophecy. \u201cSi Te Pica Es Porque Eres T\u00fa\u201d (If it itches, it\u2019s because it\u2019s you), the first track of \u00bfD\u00f3nde Es El After?<\/em>, features a vibrant, drum-led track where lead singer Beto Montenegro pointedly sings: \u201cFeliz a\u00f1o te desea Rawa y que por fin los hijo de putas ya se vayan\u201d<\/em> (Rawa wishes you a Happy New Year, and may the sons of bitches finally leave).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe track was shared widely online by some Venezuelans alongside early news of Maduro\u2019s capture. On Sunday, the band posted \u201cTonada por ella,\u201d a minimalist folk ballad dedicated to the ache of exile, co-written by Montenegro and Servando Primera, the Miami-based powerhouse songwriter behind hits for Nathy Peluso, Christina Aguilera, and Kali Uchis. As part of the release, they provided a phone number that callers could dial to hear archival audio <\/a>of Venezuelan author Arturo Uslar Pietri discussing the failure of Venezuela as a petro-state.<\/p>\n

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\n\tFollowing the 2024 release of Rawayana\u2019s viral hit \u201cVeneka,\u201d featuring Venezuelan rapper Akapellah, the group was forced to cancel their domestic tour because the track drew a direct public rebuke from Maduro. The song, which reclaims a derogatory term for Venezuelan female migrants, was interpreted as defiant and irritated the Venezuelan president, then facing widespread reports of electoral fraud. Its critical success was later cemented with a Latin Grammy win in 2025.<\/p>\n

\n\tAkapellah had one of the most candid reactions: \u201cA time of transition is coming,\u201d he wrote in a post shared on Instagram late Saturday. \u201cWe don\u2019t know how hard it will be, but we all knew we needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n