Viva Puerto Rico Libre!

For centuries, the Puerto Rican people have sought independence, first from Spain, and then from the U.S. since its occupation of the island in 1898. And the anti-colonial movement continues to this day. In 1978, Barbara Dane and her daughter Nina Menendez, with the cooperation of the Puerto Rico Solidarity Committee, traveled to the island where they sought out the best of the young songwriters expressing contemporary concerns, their respect and admiration for fallen heroes and their support and solidarity with those continuing the struggle for independence. The Spanish texts, translations and a great deal of information regarding the artists and the independence movement can be found in the accompanying booklet.

Track Listing

101	Monón	Roy Brown	05:20
102	Contrariedad	Noel Hernández	05:38
103	Antonia	Antonio Caban Vale	02:57
104	El Negrito Bonito	Roy Brown	05:04
105	Los Cinco Hermanos Presos	Noel Hernández	02:59
106	Mi Canto Trabajador	Grupo Taoné Típico	03:08
201	Siempre Con Puerto Rico	Amuary Pérez Vidal	03:26
202	Glorioso Vietnam	Andrés Jiménez and Grupo Taoné Típico	03:50
203	Ochenta Mil	Estrella Artau	02:27
204	De Un Pájaro Las Dos Alas	Pablo Milanés	03:09
205	Despierta, Boricua / Speech Fragment / Chants / La Borinqueña	Andrés Jiménez and Grupo Taoné Típico	08:23