Für Vietnam (Por Vietnam)

Annotation — Latin & Central American, & Caribbean Music

This is a recording from the "Festival of Political Songs" held in East Germany between 1970 and 1990. It was hosted by the Free German Youth and featured international artists. This LP (ETERNA # 8 15 058) contained live version of Quilapayún's "Für Vietnam", discussed above. The record lable was based in Berlin, East Germany.1Sources1Wikipedia: Festival of Political Songs↩

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

ETERNA 8 15 058 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP; live recordings from the 3. Festival des politischen Liedes, Berlin, 13–19 February 1972 (Ag 511/01/73); Musikregie Karl Heinz Ocasek; design Peter Porsch. Sleeve note: the song prophesies an early victory over the Yankees for the bravely fighting Vietnamese people. Series: Festival des politischen Liedes No. 3. Notes: 'Mitschnitte von Veranstaltungen während des 3. Festivals des politischen Liedes' (recordings of events during the 3rd Festival of Political Song). Record company VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin; pressed VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Potsdam-Babelsberg. Engineer Gerhard Kossatz; producer (Musikregie) Karl Heinz Ocasek; design Peter Porsch. 1973 repress exists (release 35910481). Durations from linked videos. live version Track B1 of the compilation. Live version recorded at the 3rd Festival des politischen…

Themes

Anti-War · Anti-Imperialism · Protest · Vietnamese Patriotic · Festival of Political Song

In collections

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