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![Cantos a Flor de Pueblo: Carlos Mejia Godoy](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
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.
![Yo soy de un pueblo sencillo: Luis E. Mejia Godoy](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1983Call Number: Vin 062Format: VinylProducers: KKLA, EnigracCollection: General materials
Songs discuss Nicaragua's revolution of the 1970's. Written after the overthrow of the Somoza dynasty, the lyrics are in remembrance of the revolution, death and hardships, and about the hopes of future of Nicaragua under the Sandinista National Liberation Front. Topics included are the illiteracy of the population, peace, poverty and national unity.
![A Pesar de Usted: Luis E. Mejia Godoy con Mancotal](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1985Call Number: Vin 063Format: VinylProducers: KKLA, EnigracCollection: General materials
Entitled "A Pesar de Usted" (In spite of you) is a blend of sentiments about Nicaragua and revolutionary commitment to Sandinista National Liberation Front and opposition to imperialism. Lyrics talk about building a country that the people had dreamt about, free and just for all.
![Tragaluz Starlight: Salvador Bustos](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1985Call Number: Vin 064Format: VinylProducers: Redwood RecordsCollection: General materials
This album commemorates Nicaragua's revolution and overthrew of the Somoza dictatorship. Lyrics discuss the changes that have occurred in the country since, such as the rise in literacy rates and health care improvements. Bustos also talks about the U.S. attempts to undermine Nicaragua's future. The hope of this albums is to help bridge friendship between the two countries.
![Guitarra Armada Music of the Sandinista Guerrillas: Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and Carlos Mejia Godoy](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: Vin 066Format: VinylProducers: Rounder RecordsCollection: General materials
The album is a collection of Nicaraguan revolution songs written by the Mejia Godoy brothers. They composed these "anthemic" and "instructional" songs for the population enabling isolated and illiterate "campesinos" to participate in the activities of their own liberation from the Somoza dictatorship. These songs helped coordinate the insurrection's campaign to connect and encourage the many revolutionary groups in Nicaragua.
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