Barbosa,Zelia Brazil: Songs Of Protest CD

Without a country in which to live, a field to plant, a love to cherish or a voice to sing, one is dead. in Brazil: Songs of Protest, Zelia Barbosa describes the hardships of plantation workers who are exploited by the landowners; of inhabitants of the slums who leave their families for work and wait for a raise they will never receive; of people forced to abandon their homes because of drought. Backed by guitar and percussion, Barbosa turns popular music into a vehicle of expression and action for the Brazilian people.

1. Opini?O (Opinion) 2. Funeral Do Lavrador (Funeral of a Worker) 3. Pedro Pedreiro (Peter the Mason) 4. Sina de Caboclo (Destiny of a Peasant) 5. Chegan?A (Arrival) 6. Pau de Arara (The Parrot Roost) 7. Carcara (The Vulture) 8. Canc?O Da Terra (Song of the Earth) 9. Zel?O 10. Feio, N?O E Bonito (Ugly) 11. Cicatriz (The Scar) 12. Nega Dina (Dina Says No)