Songs of Struggle and Hope by Agustín Lira

by Agustín Lira and Alma

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1.	Quihubo, Raza (What’s Happening, People) 03:55	buy track
2.	El inmigrante (The Immigrant) 05:04	buy track
3.	Juan Cortina 03:39	buy track
4.	Alma (Soul/Spirit) 03:27	buy track
5.	Gregorio Cortez 03:11	buy track
6.	Summer Winds (Vientos de verano) 04:18	buy track
7.	Los zapatistas (The Zapatistas) 03:52	buy track
8.	The Leaf (La hoja) 04:42	buy track
9.	If You’re Homeless (Si eres desamparado) 03:02	buy track
10.	El indio (The Indian) 03:22	buy track
11.	Taps for Coke (Toque de queda para Coca) 04:02	buy track
12.	She Won’t be There (Ella no estará allí) 04:11	buy track
13.	I Have Been Here Forever (Yo he estado aquí por siempre) 03:39	buy track
14.	The Old Man (El viejo) 04:37	buy track
15.	Ser como el aire libre (Be Free Like the Wind) 02:44	buy track
16.	When I Die (Cuando yo me muero) 03:11	buy track

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A powerhouse of the farmworker and Chicano civil rights movements, social activist Agustín Lira spun out songs that fueled the pioneering political theater group Teatro Campesino. From the United Farmworkers grape strike in 1965 through the next half-century of his original music with a message, Lira tenaciously tells the truth as he sees it. On Songs of Struggle and Hope, he and his trio Alma treat us to signature songs of La Causa as well as to new creations that speak of homelessness, child obesity, personal loss, and hope for the future.

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/agustin-lira-and-alma/songs-of-struggle-and-hope/american-folk-protest-latin/album/smithsonian

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released June 24, 2016

Daniel E. Sheehy - Producer, Photographer
Pete Reiniger - Engineer, Mastering Engineer
Eric Sherbon - Mixing Engineer
Russell C. Rodríguez - Liner Notes
Cristina Altamira - Translator
Tom Pich - Photographer (Cover)

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