Comments on: Songs of struggle (updated)

By: morris minor

morris minor — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:58:01 +0000

it’s definitely a lot snappier than that old classic from 2000 which used to be available on cassette outside the lal masjid in islamabad, “mera sher osama bin laden.”

By: voiceinthehead

voiceinthehead — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:31:04 +0000

thanks to everyone for posting all those links. Does any one have the link to Vande Matarm from the b&w movie Annand Math. The tune there is very different. Quizman, i am looking at you, you seem to have a talent for digging up these things.

By: SP

SP — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:48:30 +0000

Awesome post.

By: portmanteau

portmanteau — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:36:31 +0000

How about Seeger's Guanatanamera? A simple song for peace.

By: Punjabi Assassin

Punjabi Assassin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:40:38 +0000

DJ Drrrty Poonjabi,

Interesting remix.. I'll have to listen to the original, but I think its a keeper!

By: Camille

Camille — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:44:05 +0000

Oooo, one of my favorite “revolutionary” musicians is Silvio Rodriguez, who has played extensively post-Cuban Revolution. I think he was a little young for the revolution itself, but a lot of his music has been considered emblematic of the left in Latin America (Cuba, specifically).

Maybe I am naive, but I didn’t read/hear the song as intrinsically fundamentalist? I interpreted it as a staunch rejection of Musharraf, which includes a rejection of his puppet-like adherence to Bush’s foreign policy. I am not surprised to hear it framed as being anti “American” policy — that’s what it is! I don’t think you have to be a “fundamentalist” to come to that conclusion. And while there is the section on girls in shorts, this is hardly the focal point. I think the overall message was that Musharraf has rejected the needs/ideals of his own people in favor of sucking up to Bush/America. I can see where that would be unpopular.

By: DJ Drrrty Poonjabi

DJ Drrrty Poonjabi — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:57:22 +0000

I also think about Victor Jara, and his songs discussing the plight of Chilean farmers.

As do I. I've also wondered what his music would sound like, desified.

Victor Jara - El Nino Yuntero (DJ Drrrty Poonjabi Remix)

By: Nizam of Sarakki

Nizam of Sarakki — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:30:34 +0000

The French resistance had La Marseillaise – and Paul Henreid to lead in the singing of it! Glory!

By: Amitabh

Amitabh — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:14:26 +0000

There are numerous folk songs describing the struggle against the Moghuls

Here is a great song (ignore the dancing) about Dhulla Bhatti, a rajput (albeit a muslim one) who fought the Mughals. This is a much less "Urdufied" style of Punjabi than in the Pakistani song about Musharaf.

Another CLASSIC SONG about Dhulla Bhatti. Also with a far less Urdu-influenced vocabulary.

By: Samir

Samir — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:06:50 +0000

Heres a link to Vande Matram. Most on you Tube are the A R Rehman version.

http://mama.indstate.edu/users/deepa/vande%20mataram.mp3