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What Now People? (Vol. 3)
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 020Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Various ArtistsCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
The third volume in a compilation of political ballads by various folk singers and activist musicians. Songs cover a range of social movements, including women's rights, the anti-war movement, civil rights for African-Americans and American Indians, and the revolutionary movements in Cuba and Puerto Rico. "What Now People?" serves as a representation of the political song movement.
Viva Puerto Rico Libre
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 056Format: VinylProducers: 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.
Soy Del Pueblo : Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 058Format: VinylProducers: Discos PuebloCollection: General materials
Carlos Pueblo Cuba revolutionary singer and song writer. Themes include anti-imperialism/anti-US sentiment, challenges Batista's dictatorship, national liberation and unity, speaking for the people.
Cantos a Flor de Pueblo: Carlos Mejia Godoy
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 061Format: VinylProducers: Orfeon Records Inc.Collection: General materials
Songs about the revolution in Nicaragua in the 1970's. Lyrics discuss the kidnappings and other injustices in the country. This album helped inspired a generation of Nicaraguans to fight for freedom against the Somoza dynasty. The song "Crtisos ya nacio en palacaguina" speaks about the guerrilla warfare in its infancy.
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