Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: ska
Song Meaning of “Contrabando De Gloria” by Raskahuele
Contrabando De Gloria is a track from Raskahuele’s 2017 album, featuring soulful acoustic guitar and horns. The song speaks of a journey of hope against adversity and speaks about how the destitute make a living out of smuggling deity relics from country to country. It invokes the idea of a great escape, with images of selling books and milk to support their cause and traveling the roads of life towards a more promising future. The song speaks of courage and resilience against difficult odds, whilst recognizing the darkness of their current situation at the same time. Despite everything, the spiritual imagery of working in the “name of the lord” serves to remind them of the divine presence – a reward greater than any tangible compensation – and propels them forward with the belief of a better tomorrow.