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Artist Rolando Alarcón

Release Por Cuba y Vietnam

Year 1971

Label Tiempo # VBP-286

Format LP · Album

Country Chile

Language Spanish

Songs here 5 in the archive

Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Rolando Alarcón, Por Cuba y Vietnam; cite each song by its SongID

Rolando Alarcón

Por Cuba y Vietnam

1971 · Album · Tiempo # VBP-286 · Chile

5 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Anti-War.

Annotation

Rolando Alarcón, born on 5 August 1929 in Sewell, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile. He died on 4 February 1973 at the age of 43. He was member of the Chilean folk group Conjunto Cuncumén. A key member of the Nueva canción latinoamericana in Chile, he was highly respected in Chile, an influential folklorist and composer. This album Por Cuba y Vietnam (Tiempo # VBP-286) ("For Cuba and Vietnam") was split into two sides, with the A-side dedicated to Cuba, the B-side related to the Vietnam War. The original was released in Chile, but was also released in Argentina (Peña Indoamericana # P.I. 5004) and Italy (Joker # SM 3455). It contained the songs:

Notes
B1: "Las doradas colinas de Binh Thuan" ("The Golden Hills Of Binh Thuan")
B2: "Hermano, hermano... llorarás" ("Brother, brother...You Will Cry")
B3: "Su nombre puede ponerse en verso (Ho Chi Min)" ("Your Name Can Be Put In Verse (Ho Chi Min)")
B4: "Algun dia Viet-Nam" ("Someday Viet-Nam")
B5: "Cueca Por Viet-Nam" (Briefs By Viet-Nam)

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Collections

Songs from this release appear in these 2 curated collections.

Latin & Central American, & Caribbean Music Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]

The songs

Rolando Alarcón Algun dia Viet-Nam [Someday Viet-Nam]