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Subject:
Central American Women Singers - 1980s
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Music Asked by: hanna13-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
27 Feb 2005 18:52 PST
Expires: 29 Mar 2005 18:52 PST Question ID: 482061 |
I am looking for the name of a group of women that sang together in the 1980s. They were Nicaraguan, I believe. Possibly from Honduras or Guatemala. They sang some songs in English, although others may have been in Spanish. Very political music. Specific song lyrics I remember are "She makes (2-3, can't remember) dollars a day... who are the terrorists." Also referenced Reagan in songs. I remember a tape from around 1985. Would love to know the name of the group. |
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Re: Central American Women Singers - 1980s
Answered By: pinkfreud-ga on 27 Feb 2005 19:42 PST Rated: |
I am certain that you're remembering the nueva canción group called Sabiá. They sang songs in both Spanish and English. Their lyrics contain highly political references, particularly related to issues concerning the plight of women in Central America. One of theire best-known songs is "Who Are the Terrorists?" Here's a newsgroup post that mentions the group: "Two of my favorite songs come from Sabia, a Nueva Cancion group out of L.A. now I think--the songs are: Who Are the Terrorists? and Maria Diaz (beautiful song about 9 yr. old Nicaraguan girl orphaned during the war for liberation/and it's follow up, the contra war--I learned to sing it when my daughter turned 9 yr old & fell in love with the song). Both are sung in English, although their music is actually half Spanish lyrics--a beautiful one I recall is about mothers of the 'disappeared'--the other half in English." Post from rec.music.folk newsgroup http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.music.folk/msg/e6c269f905438929 Here you can order a cassette of Sabiá's album "Portavoz" online: Rounder Records: Sabia: Portavoz http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&catalog_id=4295 This site also offers the cassette, by mail order only (scroll to the bottom of the page to see the listing for "Portavoz" by Sabiá): Conjunto Jardin: Store http://www.conjuntojardin.com/store/ There is also a live album which is available on CD. Amazon has audio clips that you can listen to: Amazon: Live! En Vivo! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000MNR My Google search strategy: Google Web Search: sabiá OR sabia cassette ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sabi%C3%A1+OR+sabia+cassette I hope this is helpful. If this is not the correct musical group, please request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before you rate my answer. Best regards, pinkfreud |
hanna13-ga
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Fabulous. I am astounded by the speed and depth of reply I received. Thank you! I have been searching for this answer for about 5 years. |
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Re: Central American Women Singers - 1980s
From: pinkfreud-ga on 27 Feb 2005 19:49 PST |
Please excuse a typographical error in my answer. "One of theire best-known songs" should be "One of their best-known songs." Sometimes the fingers hit the keyboard before the brain is ready. ;-) |
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