Songs of the Chicano Movement

Rolas De Aztlan (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Smithsonian Folkways
• ASIN: B000AM67BE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,942 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #46 in Music > Latin Music > Regional Mexican > Conjunto
  • #73 in Music > Latin Music > Regional Mexican > Corridos

Editorial Reviews

Songs of struggle, hope, and vision fueled the Chicano Movement's quest for civil rights, economic justice, and cultural respect. Rolas de Aztlán (songs from the Chicano ancestral homeland) spotlights 19 milestone recordings made between 1966 and 1999 by key Chicano artist/activists—Daniel Valdez, Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles (later Los Lobos), Agustín Lira and Teatro Campesino, Los Alacranes Mojados, Conjunto Aztlan, and many more! 40-page booklet with extensive liner notes and photos. 19 tracks. 67 minutes of music.

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Canciones de lucha,esperanza y visión atizaron la búsqueda de derechos civiles,justicia económica,y respeto cultural del Movimiento Chicano. Rolas de Aztlán (canciones de la tierra ancestral chicana)resalta 19 grabaciones cumbres hechas entre 1966 y 1999 por los principales artistas/activistas chicanos—Daniel Valdez, Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles (más adelante, Los Lobos), Agustín Lira y Teatro Campesino, Los Alacranes Mojados, Conjunto Aztlán y ¡muchos más!

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have CD......, October 23, 2005

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Victoria Maria Sandoval "norcal mami" (houston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs of the Chicano Movement (Audio CD)

For every mexican, chicano, hispanic,latino who grew up in the movement. Im very proud of this cd, my father did all the percussion on track #13. Kudos to the Smithsonian for regocnizing the beautiful and moving music of the chicano movement & for putting out this cd, which will now be in the archives for all generations. My fave tracks are #13 of course, 17,8,14, but the whole cd is good.

5.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary music so inspiring it will make you want to learn more., March 9, 2006

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Kevin D. Heade (Kent, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs of the Chicano Movement (Audio CD)

This cd is great! There are so many emotions conveyed through music that there is always a track to fit your mood. My favorite song is El Picket Sign. It has a great rhythm and references to Juarez and Zapata make me wish I wasn't such an Anglo!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Movimiento sounds., November 12, 2009

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WolfenRaptor "DJVmusicMan" (Oceanside, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Songs of the Chicano Movement (Audio CD)

I am a 70's activist who 'cut his teeth' on the L.A. Moritorium and spent hours on the picket lines of many a Big Bear Market during the Grape Boycott years so I looked forward to this CD's music with great anticipation but was sorely disappointed. Several of the songs sound as if there was a low-grade tape recorder on top of a metal trash can and a group of people were simply singing some songs to pass the time. I am glad I bought it (for sentimental reasons) but it was not what I expected. One exception is the Alacranes Mojado music which is excellent!