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![Chile: Songs for the Resistance](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 010Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Patricio Manns, Angel Parra, KaraxuCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Protest songs about the political resistance of the Chilean people following the violent coup that occurred in 1973. The album serves largely as a call to arms to subvert the oppressive regime.
![Ki Sa Pou-n Fe? (What Is to Be Done?)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 011Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Atis IndepandanCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
A collection of protest songs against the imperialist Haitian regime that has perpetuated social inequalities and the exploitation of the Haitian people. Sung in Creole, this music represents a mode of political resistance against Haiti's legacy of European and American imperialism and dictatorship of the time. Songs express the atmosphere of social unrest in the 1970s and a need for Haitian independence. Includes extensive liner notes with history and translations.
![Working People Gonna Rise!](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 016Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, The Human Condition, Beverly GrantCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Political ballads about the history of the American working class and the contemporary struggle for labor rights. The Human Condition were a songwriting collective of labor activists. Songs chronicle the everday experience of the working class. Includes liner notes with political statement and lyrics.
![What Now People? (Vol. 1)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 019Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Various ArtistsCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
The first 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 antiwar 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.
![Algo se quema alla afuera! (Something Is Burning Out There!)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
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.
![Cuba: Songs for our America](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
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](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
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.
![Cuba: Nueva Trova](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
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.
![John Lennon- Shaved Fish](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
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."
![El Cancionero Popular: Amparo Ochoa](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 057Format: VinylProducers: Discos PuebloCollection: General materials
Mexican born Amparo Ochoa sings folk songs about social inequalities in Mexico and Central and South America seeking to eradicate social differences. Songs themes include work, education, traditions and social reality of Latin America.