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Andreas Gomez-U.S. Policy in Cuba Andreas Gomez-U.S. Policy in Cuba
Date: 8/19/1995Call Number: LA 159Format: CassetteCollection: Cuba
Journalist Andreas Gomez gives a lecture on the Cuban revolution and U.S. Policy in Cuba. Gomez opposes U.S. Policy in Cuba and speaks about the imprisonment of 35,000 Cuban prisoners arrested and held at Guantanamo while trying to go the United States. Through his personal experiences in Cuba he recalls the state of the country from 1993 to 1995, and the progress that has been made by the revolution in that time period. Gomez's lecture straddles traditional political bounds. He describes life in Cuba at this time as against the grain of a socialist society, of Cuban beliefs and of the national consensus. He does however discuss how these factors are necessary in order to rehabilitate Cuba. He explains that the U.S. plans not to infiltrate but use other means that will have long term negative effects, and that the U.S. retaliation has no relevance to what is actually going on in Cuba. The overall perspective of the lecture is one that strongly opposes the U.S. destruction of the Cuban Revolution, but also that Cuba is in a state that is not optimal but to support the Cubans so they can get what they need done to change their country in a positive way.
Nothing is More Precious Than Nothing is More Precious Than
Date: 7/26/1974Call Number: NI 037Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy BarrettProgram: Nothing is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Special program to mark the anniversary of the July 26, 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba, which sparked the Cuban Revolution.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 7/26/1975Call Number: NI 075 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Program is a special commemorating the attack on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953, which sparked the Cuban Revolution.
Fidel Castro Fidel Castro
Date: 1/23/1976Call Number: KP 278BFormat: Cass BCollection: Cuba
Discussions of Fidel Castro's role in the Socialist-Cuban revolution, the U.S. Bay of Pigs invasion, the second declaration of Havana, and the solidarity with Chile and Angola.
The Last Revolutionary The Last Revolutionary
Date: 7/18/1996Call Number: V 489Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Dan Rather interviews Fidel Castro about his life and the state of Cuba in the 1990s for 60 Minutes. Discussions of the Bay of Pigs victory for Cuba, as well as interviews with anti-Castro figures such as Castro's own sister.
Rabo de Nube (Tail of a Tornado) Rabo de Nube (Tail of a Tornado)
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: Vin 002Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Silvio RodriguezCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Songs that celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Silvio Rodriguez was part of music movement called Nueva Trova Cubana, or New Cuban Song, that revolutionized Cuban music. Songs reflect the political and social culture of post-revolution Cuba. Includes liner notes with translations and contextual information.
Cuba Va!: Songs of the New Generation of Revolutionary Cuba Cuba Va!: Songs of the New Generation of Revolutionary Cuba
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: Vin 007Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, the Experimental Sound Collective of the Institute of Cinematographic Arts, Industries.Collection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Songs in celebration of the new cultural identity of Revolutionary Cuba. Spanish songs written by Silvio Rodriguez, Noel Nicola, and Pablo Milanes. Includes Paredon Records catalogue from 1971.
Rabo de Nube (Tail of a Tornado) Rabo de Nube (Tail of a Tornado)
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: Vin 021Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Silvio RodriguezCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Songs that celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Silvio Rodriguez was part of music movement called Nueva Trova Cubana, or New Cuban Song, that revolutionized Cuban music. Songs reflect the political and social culture of post-revolution Cuba. Includes liner notes with translations and contextual information.
Cuba Va!: Songs of the New Generation of Revolutionary Cuba Cuba Va!: Songs of the New Generation of Revolutionary Cuba
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: Vin 023Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, the Experimental Sound Collective of the Institute of Cinematographic Arts, Industries.Collection: General materials
Songs in celebration of the new cultural identity of Revolutionary Cuba. Spanish songs written by Silvio Rodriguez, Noel Nicola, and Pablo Milanes. Includes Paredon Records catalogue from 1971.
Rabo de Nube (Tail of a Tornado) Rabo de Nube (Tail of a Tornado)
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: Vin 026Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Silvio RodriguezCollection: General materials
Songs that celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Silvio Rodriguez was part of music movement called Nueva Trova Cubana, or New Cuban Song, that revolutionized Cuban music. Songs reflect the political and social culture of post-revolution Cuba. Includes liner notes with translations and contextual information.