Friday, October 7, 2016

KIKO ARGUELLO AND HIS NEOCATECHUMENAL SONGS: PLAGIARISM?

Posted by LaPaz, Jungle Watch Correspondent from Spain.

This post is a translation of one published in Cruxsancta signed by VERITAS. Maybe it moves away from all the Guam catholic Church problematic, but I consider very important to give a translation of it because Jungle Watch is an absolute reference for those who are worried about the Neocatechumenal Way around the world. For sure this post will be consulted by all English speakers from Europe and anywhere. 

It is well known that Kiko Argüello is such a modern renacentist man. He touches near all human creativity fields: painting, architecture, design, music, writting...And all touched by him become gold.




Kiko Argüello is shown with the devotion of a living saint by his people. Neocatechumenals truly are fanatics of him. All of them think he is directly assisted by Holy Spirit and he is the new prophet for a new catholic Church era. Once I hear there are people looking for a little peace of whatever thrown from Kiko in a meeting to preserve it as a relic. Terrible. 

This post will focus only in his songs, collected in the "Resucitó Chants" for neocatechumenal psalmists. In the Way is not possible to introduce a song not musicaly arranged by Kiko. He is the only ans supreme compositor. Each song is accompanied by a catechesis also made in Kiko. That is the way the founder decides what, when, why and how to sing.
There are some songs that neocatechumenals use to sing that have become popular out of the Way. Even those ones are heard in several catholic Church celebrations as if they were part of traditional catholic liturgic acerb. For example: Resucitó (Resurrected) or Hacia ti, morada santa (I do not know how do you call it in English, translated is "To you, holy habitation") are two very famous. Excuse my lack of knowledge in those chants in English version. 

Here is an adapted summary of the written by Veritas in Cruxsancta: 

"Just over a year ago I had a conversation with a friend in a social network. We talked about the CNC (both are former members, he was more than 20 years in a community, I was born in a neocatechumenal family and I walked more than 10 years in a community). 

The conversation advanced to the music in general, Kiko's songs in particular, and then my friend told me that many Kiko's songs from "Resucitó" were taken from typical Jewish songs and others are by a rabbi whose name I will remember later.

The list given by my friend has twenty of those songs, here we go to see how Kiko loves whatever related to Jewish and then he copies it. Kiko took the idea of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, who gathered his people to have long catechesis before singing their songs.

Here there are some of the songs, first the link to Kiko song and second the link to the original Jewish songs".


A) BARCHENU AVINU - THE FATHER IS IN HEAVEN
1. Kiko: El Padre está en el cielo


2. Shlomo Carlebach - 7/13 שלמה קרליבך - ברכנו אבינו Barchenu Avinu


B) ERETZ Zavat Halav - GRACIAS A YAHVEH

1. Kiko:


2. ERETZ ZAVAT JALAV Tierra Que Mana Leche HD Hebreo - Español



C) EREV SHEL SHOSHANIM – CANTA A YAVEH JERUSALÉN (salmo 147)

1. Kiko: 



2. Mike Brant - Nana Mouskouri "Erev shel Shoshanim" Version



D) EVENU SHALOM

1. Kiko:


2. Hevenu Shalom Alechem



E) HINEI MA TOV – COMO ES MARAVILLOSO

1. Kiko: Como es maravilloso - Salmo 133 (132)



2. Canto Ebraico "Hinei ma tov" Salmo 133




F) IRME KERO MADRE – QUIERO ANDAR MADRE A JERUSALÉN

1. Kiko: 

2. Ofri Eliaz : Ir me kero madre / Ladino לאדינו




G) LEMAN ACHAI  VEREAI – POR EL AMOR DE MIS AMIGOS 

1. Kiko


2. Shlomo Carlebach - Leman Achai Vereai למען אחי



H) MA NISHTANA – CANTO DE LOS NIÑOS

1. Kiko: Canto de los niños "¿Por qué esta noche es diferente?" (in Italian)


2. Ma Nishtana - Passover Songs


I) SIMAN TOV – SANTO

1. Kiko: Santo Hebreo

2. Siman Tov Mazel Tov - matrimonio ebraico - jewish wedding


J) VHAER ENEINU - SANTO

1. Kiko: Santo Palestina


2. Veha'er Eineinu - Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach - והאר עינינו - רבי שלמה קרליבך



Author: Veritas in: http://cruxsancta.blogspot.com.es/2016/10/la-musica-del-cnc-es-de-kiko.html

This list has to be extended. Please, help us if you discover more plagiarism by Kiko.


21 comments:

  1. I listened to some of these really horrible music scary. Like death music. seriously frightening catholic about it. Absoloutely hateful beyond words.

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  2. Lapaz, here there is another example of how kiko takes texts from te judaic tradition and adapts them to his own songs. Sometimes, the most of them actually, his traductions are no correct at all.

    The page is written in spanish. It talks about the song "Se encontraron dos ángeles" (I don't know how to traduce it).

    http://serjudio.com/rap2401a2450/rap2402.htm

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    1. Dear Alejada, thank you for your commentary, your English is quite good! I am sure there most of Kiko's songs are just a simple copy if we attend to how he uses to do everything in his life.

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    3. Interesting what is said in that link, where a person asks a rabbi about Kiko's song "Two angels", without mentioning Kiko, of course. That person supposedly sent that rabbi the lyrics that neocatechumenals sing, which say one angel asked another one "where is God's Glory?", and this one answered "God's Glory is in blessing". By Kiko's catechesis, you will find God in every blessing thing, act or word.

      Well, about those lyrics (Kiko and the Way) the rabbi says literally: "Assume that the glory of the Lord comes down to a "blessing" is reducing God to an object, the dimension of an idol; which represents a grave offense against the Lord of lords". http://serjudio.com/rap2401a2450/rap2402.htm

      These words said by a rabbi make me think maybe Kiko has been telling neocatechumenals and friends of the Way a partial understanding of what he says the jewish say. Maybe all his catechesis supposedly based on jew's understanding are not ortodox at all. So, he will be missunderstanding dangerously catholic and jewish traditions and telling both of them mistaken teachings.

      Sometimes what appears to be a simple song can lead astray and sin; therefore, it is prudent to recognize who come chants ...

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  3. I listened to a few of the Kiko's songs and compared them to the Jewish version, and YES, Kiko's MELODIES appear NOT TO BE ORIGINAL!

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  4. Kiko steals other musicians work.
    Kiko steals other artists works of art.
    Kiko steals a persons lifesavings.
    Kiko kills another persons way of thinking.
    Kiko kills family relationships.
    Kiko is trying to destroy the One True Holy Catholic Church.

    John 10:10: a thief will come to steal, kill and destroy.

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  5. Some NCW info:

    1) Drawings by Kiko, copies of Icons that are modified and corrupted these should be referred to as Ki-con or Ki-cons (plural)

    con (verb) - to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions (Cambridge Dictionary)

    2) Music by Kiko, copies of music that are modified and corrupted should be called Ki-mock

    mock (adjective) - not real but appearing or pretending to be exactly like something (Cambridge Dictionary)

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    1. Well can you offer anything to substantiate your claim?

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    2. Hey Tim, interesting information here. Is there a place where Kiko says these are his originally ? And which art exactly has he stolen ? And by stolen, it would mean he claimed that it was his original idea,etc...?
      Once we can get this then we can make accusations...as far as I know, the understanding is that the songs of the way are taken from Jewish tradition, letters/songs,etc from the doctors or Fathers of the Church, or Scripture itself.

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    3. It's not my post. And no, stolen intellectual property doesn't have to be claimed by the thief as original.

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  7. I do believed that the Holy Spirit inspired somebody like Kiko to proced the unconditional love of Jesus to our beloved brothers of Israel peoples

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  8. Thanks for your persecutions that fulfills kiko's journey. God bless you

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  9. This is such a lie, before criticizing Kiko and the Neo Catechumenal Way, you should get informed. kiko is not the supreme compositor, there are many songs in the Neo Catechumenal Way that aren't composed by Kiko… like There were two angels and many more that I can name in another comment. I don't see anything wrong in taking inspiration from the psalms and other sources. All singers, artist, musicians, actors, etc copy and take inspiration from others.. pathetic

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  10. Truly a horrible horrible person. How dare he try to imitate what Christ did! Does he think that God is acting through him? What an idiot! God doesn’t need us to do his work!! As if he were an prophet. Shaking my head. God is no longer sending prophets kiko¡ Hello? Those times are long gone. Somebody please tell this Kiko character that God has already written a Bible and that whatever works he needed to, are done! God created everything during the first six days and is now on a permanent vacation. The Holy Spirit is now only inspiring us good people to not have problems. We are no longer called to “suffer” for other people. Kiko is just a poor little human being. A sinner in religious terms. Unperfect in layman’s terms. If God had sent hi, or if the holy spirit was acting in him, he would never make a mistake! Much less try and steal other people’s songs. Kiko should come up with his own songs. While he is at it, he should create his own religion. The catholic christian religion has already been invited. Tell kiko to stop teaching what the church teaches as if it was his invention. That’s plagiarism!!!

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  11. Only a moralistic idiot like Nestor can write such shit like he has.The bible stupid, is a summary of an EXPERIENCE that has to re-discovered in the COMMUNITY - can you spell that word or speak it properly? COMMUNITY!!! People continue to suffer you "blind bat" - where do you hail from - the moon? But God enlightens the sufferring however small and life proceeds and is ressurrected again - Read Pope Benedict's books before you talk shit. Sandy Darwin Australia

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    1. Hi Sandy, re-read the post. Obviously I am being sarcastic. Don't believe me? Let's talk or invite me to a eucharist. The distance doesn't matter. I would be more than happy to travel.

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