By Gabriel San RománLatino RebelsJune 21st, 2015 Portraits of revolutionaries hang in our homes. Biographies of their lives fill our…
Mein Lied ist ein freies Lied: Remembering Victor Jara in German!
By Gabriel San Roman The story of martyred Chilean folk singer Victor Jara is recounted in depth by his widow…
How the New Chilean Song Movement Remembered the Iquique Miners Massacre
By Gabriel San Roman The wanton violence of the Chilean State draws its historical roots well beyond the dictatorship of…
Celebrating Inti-Illimani’s 40th Anniversary in 2007
By Gabriel San Roman Inti-Illimani’s last studio album aptly titled La Máquina del Tiempo timed its release in 2012 with…
In the Name of Violeta Parra
By Gabriel San Roman Violeta Parra is rightly considered the godmother of La Nueva Canción Chilena. As I write in…
From the Vault: My Radio Documentary on ’73 Chilean Coup Re-Airs
In 2008, I co-hosted and produced a radio documentary on the September 11th, 1973 coup in Chile that toppled the…
Anaheim and the Future of América
By Gabriel San Roman “Anaheim is contrast. Anaheim is conflict. Anaheim is inequality. Anaheim is where the past is fighting…
Legendary Labor Singer/Organizer Joe Hill Gets Immortalized in San Pedro
By Gabriel San RomanOC WeeklyFebruary 2nd, 2017 The suspense didn’t last long for about 100 union workers, folksingers and fellow…
Three Chilean Ex-Army Officials Charged in the Murder of Iconic Singer Victor Jara
By Gabriel San RomanOriginally published on Truthout The decades-long call for justice in the murder case of legendary Chilean folk…
Ralph Chaplin’s “Solidarity Forever” Turns 100!
By Gabriel San Roman Ralph Chaplin’s battle-tested “Solidarity Forever” continues to withstand the test of time hitting an eternal note…