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Ahora
Call Number: CV 139Collection: Chuy Varela Collection
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.
Coleccion Musica Tropical de Cuba
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 036Producers: Discos NCL Nueva Cultura Latinoamericana, Los BravoCollection: General materials
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.
La Habana Si (Havana Yes)
Date: 1/1/1996Call Number: Vin 038Producers: Areito, Los Van Van, Juan FormellCollection: General materials
A compilation of hits by the Castro-era Cuban band Los Van Van, led by songwriter Juan Formell. Following the Cuban Revolution, the government instituted a policy of recruiting youth talents to various sectors: sports, science, and music to name a few. The regime discovered Los Van Van, sponsoring several tours domestically and abroad. Called 'the Rolling Stones of Latin music' Los Van Van revolutionized and popularized Cuban music in the 1980s and 90s.
Antologia de la Musica Afrocubana (Anthology of Afrocuban Music)
Compilation of Latin fusion music from the Afrocuban canon. Volume 2 of 10, entitled "Oru de Igbodu."
Antologia de la Musica Afrocubana (Anthology of Afrocuban Music)
Compilation of Latin fusion music from the Afro-Cuban canon. Volume 6 of 10, entitled "Fiesta de Bembe."
Antologia de la Musica Afrocubana (Anthology of Afrocuban Music)
Compilation of Latin fusion music from the Afro-Cuban canon. Volume 7 of 10, entitled "Tumba Francesa."