Decathlon - Festival of Political Song 1970–1980

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Decathlon - Festival of Political Song 1970–1980
Compilation album by various artists

Publication
(s)

1980

Label (s) Amiga

Genre (s)

Political song

Title (number)

28

running time

102 min

Decathlon - Festival Des Politischen Liedes 1970–1980 is a compilation published in1980 that reproducesthe performances of various artists at the Festival of Political Song between 1970 and 1980. Performances from the first ten years of thefestival organizedby the FDJ in East Berlin are recordedon the album.

The first page contains mainly Spanish-speaking artists, Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún play the two important hymns of the South American socialists Venceremos and El pueblo unido . The only song in Portuguese is Poder Popular by Santocas . The B-side begins with an excerpt from Mikis Theodorakis ' Canto General , in which he set parts of Pablo Neruda's cycle of poems to music.

In contrast, the second record is more dedicated to (West) German and European artists such as Franz Josef Degenhart , Floh de Cologne or Bots , with Ethiopian or Vietnamese musicians also being heard. Finally, the double LP closes with the song We are everywhere from the October Club , which is supposed to be a hymn and a manifesto for the singers and the festival.

Track list

No. title Interpreter length
1. Venceremos (1973) ChileChile Inti-Illimani 2:33
2. A desalambrar (1974) UruguayUruguay Daniel Viglietti 2:09
3. Marinero of the return ("Marinera del regreso", 1980) ChileChile Isabel Parra y Angel Parra 3:45
4th Fusil versus fusil (1972) CubaCuba Silvio Rodríguez 2:44
5. La consigna (1979) NicaraguaNicaragua Carlos Mejía Godoy 4:10
6th Canción de la unidad latinoamericana (1977) CubaCuba Manguare 3:54
7th Poder popular (1976) AngolaAngola Santocas 1:27
8th. El pueblo unido (1978) ChileChile Quilapayun 3:24
Overall length: 24:06
No. title Interpreter length
1. Algunas bestias (1980) Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDRRundfunkchor Berlin, and Maria Farantouri (conductor Mikis Theodorakis )
GreeceGreece 		3:44
2. L'apprendista (1979) ItalyItaly Macchina Macheronica 5:38
3. Regine (1979) Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR layer 2:53
4th Baikal Amur Mainline (1975) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Lingua 2:02
5. Swiecie Nasz (Our World) (1972) Poland 1944Poland Marek Grechuta and Anawa 6:07
6th Flag Song (1976) Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR Vintage '49 3:00
Overall length: 23:24
No. title Interpreter length
1. I know a country (1979) Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Flea de Cologne 3:18
2. Ballad by Hans Dickhoff (1972) Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Dieter Süverkrüp 4:54
3. Kenen Joukoissa Seisot (1972) FinlandFinland Agit-Prop y KOM-Theater 2:32
4th Mexico '68 (1971) FranceFrance Francesca Soleville 3:18
5. The Long Road (1977) NetherlandsNetherlands Bots 4:11
6th Come to the table under plum trees (1977) Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Franz Josef Degenhart 4:34
7th The Winds are Singing Freedom (1974) United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Sands Family 4:16
Overall length: 27:03
No. title Interpreter length
1. Grândola, villa morena (1975) PortugalPortugal José Afonso 2:37
2. I greet the revolutionaries (1977) Palastina autonomous areasPalestinePalestine
Liberation Organization (PLO) group		 3:03
3. Africa (1977) South Africa 1961South Africa Miriam Makeba 6:50
4th Revolutionary Homeland or Death (1979) Ethiopia 1975Ethiopia Revolutionary song group 3:22
5. The Strangest Dream (1980) CanadaCanada Perry Friedman 3:27
6th Vietnam Ho Chi Minh (1977) VietnamVietnam Singing group Hanoi 2:12
7th My earth bloom (1980) Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Larissa Kandalova 3:14
8th. We're Everywhere (1973) Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR October Club 2:57
Overall length: 27:42