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Ay, Carmela
A song from the Spanish Civil War, "Ay Carmela", about Republicans vs Nationalists, foreign aid for some, lack of it for others. Battle of the Ebro…
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The Stake
Lluís Llach's protest song "L'estaca." This powerful anthem of resistance, banned by Franco, united people against oppression. #英検2級 #protestsong…
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The Last Lincoln Veteran
Catholics and Protestants, Atheists and Jews, joined together in the trenches to turn back the fascist tide
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"A la Huelga" / “To the Strike!”
A Spanish Workers' Song that began in the early 1900s and has been sung in many parts of the world
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A las barricadas
To the barricades! Warszawianka, a song sung in many countries in many eras
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Guernica / Mad World
Is this what is in store for us? Images of Picasso's "Guernica" in a song based on "Mad World" by Tears for Fears.
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What happened at Jarama Valley?
Spain, July 1937. A battle the took the lives of perhaps 15,000 troops, many from 53 countries who volunteered to fight - for and against the republic.
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A poet, a ship, and destitute refugees
(When the Winnipeg Set Sail), a song by David Rovics on the refugees from the Spanish Civil War who were accepted by the Chilean people in 1939.
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Viva la Quinta Brigada - Christy Moore
Even the olives were bleeding... Near the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Barcelona, a parade was held for the International Brigades to praise the…
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Anda jaleo, jaleo
Lorca's poetry in a song of the Spanish Civil War
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Joven Guardia (The Young Guard)
A song from the Spanish Civil War
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Tatuaje: What is not said is as important as what is.
How people expressed grief at a time when it was illegal to do so
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