Catalina Maria Johnson, the host and producer of Beat Latino, visits World Cafe to discuss the music associated with the Chicano Power movement of the 1960s, including songs by activist and folk singer AgustÃn Lira. In some ways, she says, this music has become the oral history of the time.
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Latin Roots: Chicano Activism
Beat Latino's Catalina Maria Johnson discusses the music of the Chicano Power movement of the 1960s.
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