Is there a nicer way to relax from the claustrophobic world of dissertating than to see a live concert of Lila Downs?! Her songs represent an eclectic mix of Mexican, Brazilian, Argentinian, and Cuban melodies. Her band is amazing which also represents talents from around the world—and her harpist is amazing!! I can’t wait for her new CD and the release of The Minimum Wage song–a beautifully political song about crossing the border to work for minimum wage. Below is one of my favorite songs of hers: La Cumbia del Mole. It is all about the wonderfulness of mole and Oaxaca. Now I miss Oaxaca even more.
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Here’s wishing you a “No Drama” 2008 and an end to crappy songs.
Alanis Morisette’s interpretation of “My Humps” still makes me laugh:
I just stumbled upon this blog, by FPR Oaxaca who kindly posted a few APPO en resistencia music. Most interestingly, are two counter-infomercials that respond to Governor Ruiz’s campaign that labeled APPO as “urban guerilla warfare.” The track labeled Bazzokeros chronicles the events of November 25, 2006. I collected several CDs and DVDs about the Oaxacan movement while I was there and as someone writing about this movement, I am happy to see some of it provided on the internet. This blog also has a previous post featuring some other songs. You can download them onto your computer.
From FPR’s 11/26 post (if you go to the site you can download the music):
Segunda entrega de musica del movimiento popular Oaxaqueño, surgida durante los dias gloriosos de la Comuna de Oaxaca. Cada una de ellas fue realizada como una necesidad que tenia el movimiento, asi, la tematica de cada uno de los info-contracomerciales como de las canciones gira en torno a un evento y en un contexto determinado:
Los contra-informerciales por ejemplo son una respuesta a la campaña mediatica que emprendio URO en contra de la APPO calificandola de “guerrilla urbana”.
Resistencia Oaxaqueña, fue un llamado al magisterio y al pueblo a reforzar la lucha cuando se cernia sobre nuestras cabezas la amenaza de represion. Consulta amañada se refiere a la consulta manipulada que realizo la dirigencia de la Seccion 22 para desmovilizar a las bases del magisterio.
Bazzokeros es una cronica sobre lo ocurrido el 25 de noviembre de 2006, dia de la mas cruel represion en contra del pueblo de Mexico en las ultimas decadas. Por ultimo, a las barricadas en primera fila, es un llamado/instructivo al pueblo de Oaxaca para prepararse en lucha de barricadas para rechazar a los convoyes de la muerte, que noche con noche agredian al pueblo de Oaxaca.
Esperamos disfruten esta seleccionen musical, cualquier sugerencia les agradeceriamos enviarla a fpr_oaxaca@yahoo.com.mx
If you want to see photos from the Oaxacan movement, please don’t forget to check out my photos page.
Because I miss Oaxaca and this song makes me think of it, I share it with you. For some reason, this video was played about once an hour on the television for several months in Mexico. I can now listen to it without going crazy only because I have had some time away. It is a nice song…
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