How a DJ's Experiences With Immigration and Family Separation Inspired a Song for Change

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As the refugee crisis widens across multiple continents, prominent musicians like Coldplay, the RZA and Amanda Palmer have released songs and music videos that grapple with issues of displacement and immigration. Carnage, a DJ and producer, has added one more to the growing canon: “Letting People Go,” a music video that traces the journey of a family from their Nicaraguan hometown to a U.S. detention center.

But Carnage’s aims are not just to comment on politics or empathize with the plight of others. His motivation is deeply personal. Carnage, born Diamanté Anthony Blackmon, grew up in Guatemala and came to the U.S. as a child who did not speak English after his family fled the violence in Nicaragua during the 1970’s revolution.

Read more: http://time.com/5573948/dj-carnage-letting-people-go-immigration/

Additional sources: https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/442471-dj-carnage-wants-to-use-platform-to-raise-awareness-around-immigration-issues