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Cancion Protesta: Protest Songs of Latin America
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: Vin 031Producers: Paredon Records, Organization of Latin American SolidarityCollection: General materials
Protest songs recorded by activist musicians from Argentina Chile, Cuba, Peru, and Uruguay. In 1967, the Cuban revolutionary government under Fidel Castro held a meeting of the Organization of Latin American Solidarity (OLAS) in Havana. Artists and activists discussed the importance of protest songs in communicating the messages of freedom movements. After this conference, OLAS recorded this album. Includes liner notes with contextual information and lyrics.
Cuba: Songs for our America
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 034Producers: Paredon Records, Carlos PueblaCollection: General materials
Carlos Puebla, the self-declared "minstrel of the revolution" in Cuba, sings political ballads in celebration of the new Cuban society. Also emphasizes solidarity with other freedom struggles around the world, namely in Puerto Rico, Vietnam, and the Chicano Movement in the United States. Liner notes include biography and song lyrics.
Cuba: Songs for our America
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 035Producers: Paredon Records, Carlos PueblaCollection: General materials
Carlos Puebla, the self-declared "minstrel of the revolution" in Cuba, sings political ballads in celebration of the new Cuban society. Also emphasizes solidarity with other freedom struggles around the world, namely in Puerto Rico, Vietnam, and the Chicano Movement in the United States. Liner notes include biography and song lyrics.
Cuba: Nueva Trova
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 037Producers: Discos Pueblo, Silvio Rodriguez, Pablo MilanesCollection: General materials
Songs from the Nueva Trova, a movement in Cuban music characterized by an emergence of a new political and social consciousness following the Cuban revolution. Silvio Rodriquez and Pablo Milanes founded the Nueva Trova, encouraging introspection and expression about the social struggles of the Cuban people in the 1960s and 70s.
Songs of the Lincoln & International Brigades
Date: 1/1/1961Call Number: Vin 047Producers: Stinson Records, Pete Seeger, Bess Lomax, Butch Hawes, Ernst Busch, ChorusCollection: General materials
A collaborative collection of folk songs about the Spanish Civil War sung by prominent topical singers of the time: Pete Seeger, Bess Lomax, Butch Hawes, and Ernst Busch. Part of Stinson Records' Great Folk and Jazz Recordings series.
Ballads of Black America
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: Vin 052Producers: Folkways Recordings, Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, Pete Seeger, Jeanne HumphriesCollection: General materials
A collection of songs from the Ballads of Black America project, which sought to educate children about black leaders in American history, including Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Paul Robeson. The project was started by Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, who also founded the Deacons For Defense and Justice during the civil rights movement. Accompanied by Pete Seeger and Jeanne Humphries. With extensive liner notes.
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