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Songs of Life from a Dying British Empire
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: Vin 024Producers: Paredon Records, Leon Rosselson, Roy BaileyCollection: General materials
This album is a musical representation of the political and social conditions of Britain in the 1970s. Protest songs chronicle the economic inequalities between the upper and working classes imposed by a British Empire facing obsolescence. Rosselson and Bailey call upon the traditions of the British folk revival to express sentiments of anti-imperialism. Includes extensive liner notes.
Promises of the Storm
Date: 1/1/1983Call Number: Vin 028Producers: Paredon Records, Marcel KhalifeCollection: General materials
Marcel Khalife sings about the struggles of people in Lebanon and Palestine. Influenced by traditional Arabic Music, Khalife draws connections between the two freedom struggles, creating a new music of resistance. Includes liner notes and Paredon Records catalogue.
Algo se quema alla afuera! (Something Is Burning Out There!)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 029Producers: Paredon Records, Estrella ArtauCollection: General materials
Songs that call for the independence of Puerto Rico. Sung in Spanish, these protest songs emphasize the injustices in Puerto Rico brought on by capitalism and colonialism. Representation of nonviolence through music.
Como el filo del machete (Like the Edge of the Machete)
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 030Producers: Paredon Records, Andres JimenezCollection: General materials
An album of political ballads for independence in Puerto Rico. In traditional decima form, or songs of forty-four lines.
Brotando del Silencio (Breaking out of the Silence)
Songs that give voice to the women of La Raza, or people of mixed racial descent from Latin America. Suni Paz's music empowers both the Chicano Movement and women's liberation. Artist's statement and lyrics contained in the liner notes.
Viva Puerto Rico Libre
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 033Producers: Paredon Records, Puerto Rico Solidarity CommitteeCollection: General materials
Sponsored by the Puerto Rico Solidarity Committee, an organization for American support of an independent Puerto Rico, this album is a collection of political ballads by Puerto Rican songwriters. Dominant themes include liberation, anti-imperialism, and self-determination. Album includes extensive liner notes.
Taone- Taone en Cuba
This album was recorded in Havana, Cuba by a Puerto Rican group called Taone. Influenced by the Nueva Trova movement in Cuba, Taone traveled to Havana in 1973 to record an album of protest songs in solidarity with revolutionary Cuba. Liner notes contain song lyrics.
Canta Cuba Libre (Songs of Free Cuba)
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: Vin 045Producers: I Dischi Dello Zodiaco, Canzoniere InternazionaleCollection: General materials
Protest songs in solidarity with revolutionary Cuba by the 1970s Italian pop group, Canzoniere Internazionale. Although the album concentrates on Cuba, there are also topical songs about other social movements, namely the struggle of the Viet Cong. Includes liner notes in Italian.
Out of the Darkness
Date: 1/1/1984Call Number: Vin 048Producers: Fire on the Mountain, Pete Seeger, Kate Wolf, Holly Near, Don Lange, Cris Williamson, Charlie King, Jesse Colin Young, Dick Gaughan, Sweet Honey in the RockCollection: General materials
A compilation of protest songs against nuclear energy and war sung by folk singers, including Pete Seeger, Kate Wolf, and Jesse Colin Young. Themes include peace and environmental justice.
John Lennon- Shaved Fish
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 050Producers: Apple Records, John Lennon, Plastic Ono BandCollection: General materials
A compilation of singles from John Lennon's post-Beatles years. "Shaved Fish" sees John Lennon experimenting with topical song writing, with songs like "Give Peace a Chance," "Power to the People," and "Imagine."
