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Cover StoryPeace Songs of the 1960sThroughout the 1960s, songs of peace registered civilian frustrations with armed conflict. In the early part of the decade, potential devastation from atomic weapons occupied the minds of songwriters...
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Recording SpotlightPerforming PeaceInterfaith cooperation is taken to heart in Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music & Interfaith Harmony in Uganda...
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From the FieldCarnival of MemoryThe search for historical justice and lasting peace is expressed through song and dance in the Peruvian Andes...
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Archive SpotlightPeace EducationNobel Voices for Disarmament introduces students to thinking globally and acting locally for peace and tolerance...
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video spotlightFajardo Stars Perform at the 2002 Waswantu Pumpin ContestOn August 14, 1985, an army patrol entered the town of Accomarca, Peru, and killed 62 residents suspected of collaborating with Maoist insurgents. Subsequent investigations by the Peruvian Congress and the military absolved the soldiers of all responsibility. Through song contests, musicians and dancers from the region continue to recount these events in their communities. The above video features a performance by the Fajardo Stars. Recorded February 20, 2002, at the Waswantu Pumpin Contest. Recorded by Jonathan Ritter. Courtesy of Jonathan Ritter.
Albums
From the Collection
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Broadside Ballads, Vol. 3: The Broadside SingersThe Broadside Singers
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We Say No to Your War!Covered Wagon Musicians
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“A Man's A Man” by Bertolt BrechtEric Bentley
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Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music & Interfaith Harmony in UgandaVarious Artists
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