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Gabriel San Roman Remembers Víctor Jara, the Man and the Movement
By Gabriel San RománOC WeeklyMay 15th, 2014 [Editor’s Note: This week’s edition of Locals Only is the preface of Venceremos:…
Singing Songs of Struggle: How a Folk Music Movement Helped Elect a Marxist Reformer in Chile
By Eleanor J BadgerTruthoutJuly 8th, 2014 Nearly 44 years ago, on September 11, 1970, Chilean voters shocked the world by…
Gabriel San Roman on From the Vault: The Coup d’Etat in Chile
From the Vault In this episode of From the Vault, we explore the historic election of Salvador Allende in Chile…
Historic Verdict Holds Florida Resident Liable for Victor Jara’s Murder
A Florida civil court held former Chilean officer Pedro Pablo Barrientos liable for the murder of folk singer Victor Jara,…
Newer Songs: Venceremos Reviewed on Red Wedge
By Alexander BilletRed Wedge MagazineOctober 14th, 2014 What does the story of slain Chilean folk-hero Victor Jara have to teach…
People’s Music for the Soul
By Ron JacobsCounterpunchAugust 16th, 2019 Folk music can mean many things. It can be songs one learned as a child…
English Rebel Songs: A Review
English Rebel Songs 1381-1984Just Seeds Blog A CD, not a book, but well worth a review. To be honest, it…
They Got Knocked Down, but They Got Up Again
The Very Short List It was just 11 years ago that the Leeds-based anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba was all the rage…
The Boy Bands Have Won on The Feminist Review
Sarah Eve Nichols FulghamThe Feminist Review You probably recognize the name Chumbawamba from their hit song “Tubthumping” back in 1997.…