CD 507

Rumel Fuentes was a devoted activist, composer, and singer for the Chicano Movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. His home was in Eagle Pass, Texas on the Mexican border, and unfortunately his voice and his songs were never heard as widely as those of many others. Many of his corridos (narrative ballads) speak of local injustices and interracial problems in the Rio Grande Valley, while others focus on the broader aims and themes of the Chicano Movement.

Full transcriptions and translations of the songs can be found embedded in the CD, accessible by computer.

1. Yo Soy Tu Hermano
2. Corrido De Cesar Chavez
3. Walk-Out En Crystal City
4. Aztlán
5. Corrido De Reies Lopez Tijerina
6. México-Americano
7. Partida La Raza Unida
8. Huapango Los Trabajos
9. Corrido De Pharr, Texas
10. Política En Los Barrios
11. Corrido De Jorge I. Sanchez
12. Joaquín Murrieta
13. México-Americano -Rumel Accompanied By Los Pingüinos Del Norte