Voice of the Waterlily- Our Stories

He had over 3,000 songs to his name. He was the most popular artists on the island right up until his death in 1965. He told about the life of the common person and the injustices they faced. He was one of, if not the first, exponent of Puerto Rican music in the US. His work crossed over into the Jazz world, and Jazz crossed over into his Puerto Rican music. Almost 30 years before Manteca was recorded, he would travel through Europe and make his way to the United States with Jim Europe’s “Harlem Hellfighters” and mix Puerto Rican rhythms with Jazz. This musical marvel, innovator and trailblazer is none other than ‘El Jibarito’ Rafael Hernandez. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

The  jibaro music of Borinquen have always been very close to my heart.   I always heard them and loved them. Their rhythms and sounds took me home (to Borinquen). Even though I have never been to Borinquen this music is a way to connect to, and hear the sounds of my homeland. This music is the music that sings of the conditions that my family did experience in Borinquen. My father always told me that my grandfather loved, the music of Ramito, Luisito, and Moralito. My father always instilled a love of the Musica Jibaro. Every year on my grandfather’s birthday we play the Jibaro Music he loved, for him. I think about the Grandfather, who I never met but I have always known, every time I listen to Aguinaldos and Jibaro music. So, in today's show we will be celebrating the talent of Ramito, Moralito and Luisito, some of the most well known Jibaro singers of Puerto Rico.  Songs: De Los Trece Tres Amor Y Patria  Lo Que Tu Tierra Produce  Soy Boricua Hasta El Pelo Sol Boricua Alla En La Altura  Boricua Como Tú Que Bonita Bandera  El Amanacer  El Tambor de Mi Plena  A Desde Mi Tumba  El Jardinero Lamento Campesino La Mujer Boricua  Mi Ultimo Deseo Arboles de Mi Tierra  Romances y Flores  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

While he is scarcely mentioned, Chivirico Davila's voice can be heard on the records of Orlando Marin, Joey Pastrana, Rafael Cortijo, Kako Y Su Combo, Joe Cuba, Johnny Pacheco, The Alegre All Stars and Richie Ray. His proficiency as a sonero and bolerista alike often goes unnoticed and understated. 28 years after his passing we'll be remembering and honoring his legacy here on Voice of the Waterlily Songs: Ritmo Bembe (with Orlando Marin) Esta de Bala (with Orlando Marin) Pastrana Llego (with Joey Pastrana) El Sopon (with the Alegre All Stars)  Yenyere Jala-Jala (with Richie Ray) El Champolon (with Johnny Pacheco) Yo No Bailo Con Juana (with Cortijo, Kako) Que Le Paso (with Cortijo, Kako) Mirame  Perfidia Que Mas Puedo Pedir Mala Noche  El Babalao Luna Lunera  Mar Y Cielo  Enamorado Asi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Israel López, better known as Cachao was the co-creator of mambo, bandleader, double bassist, composer, and arranger. One of his and his brother Orestes’ greatest innovations was Mambo; livening up a classical Danzon, with afro-Cuban rhythm, as Cachao termed it “turning the ship 180˚”. You'll hear all about this and more in this week's episode.  Songs: Sorpresa de Faluta El Niño Toca el Tres  Controversia de Metalles Isora Club Descarga Cachao Buenaventura  Ko Wo Ko Wo At Ti No Te Falta Nada  Mi Guajira  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Welcome to part 3 of our celebration of Women In Latin Music.  Often we think there aren't many women in Latin Music, however this couldn't be farther from the truth. Lack of promotion and rampant misogyny in the music industry lead us to believe this. Tune in right here on Voice of the Waterlily and hear all about 16 more phenomenal and talented women who don't receive nearly enough recognition!  Verdad Amarga - Elvira Rios  Miel Amarga - Eva Garza Tuya Soy - Maria Alma  La Flor De Canela - Chabuca Granda  Me Llaman Rumbera - La India del Oriente  Es Tarde Ya - Sylvia Rexach Preciosa - Virginia Lopes  Eres Sensacional - Lucy Fabrey Canalla - Blanca Iris Villafañe La Siguaraya - Teresa Garcia Caturla Las Caras Lindas - Susana Baca Mama Regla - Caridad Cuervo Este Amor Que Se Muere - Beatriz Marquez  Homanaje A Las Soneras - Choco Orta  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

I was perusing the internet the other day when I came across the music of Spanish pop sensation Niño Bravo and his song “Un Beso y Una Flor” and I absolutely loved his voice and the style of the song, that dramatic 1970’s baroque pop sound. I of course looked him up and found out that one of his most famous songs, “Libre”, was played while political detainees and political prisoners in Chile were tortured by Pinochet’s regime. I’ll let that sink in for a moment.  I was immediately horrified especially when I found out that the song was originally written against Franco’s regime in Spain. So I realized that this song written against fascism was actually hijacked by it. It disturbed me, especially when I actually listened to the song, there was such a crazy contradiction there, this passionate song about freedom and the idea that people were tortured to the sound of it. That really messed with my head. Because I liked the sound of the song, yet I was revolted by the idea of it being used as a fascist anthem and the soundtrack of torture. Naturally this set up a wild contradiction inside of me.  So naturally I wrote a story and now I'm reading it for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

I’ve been running into never ending problems with the western liberals recently, especially about the genocide in Gaza. This election cycle we are being presented with a supposedly democratic choice which is really no choice at all; between a racist, orange menace and maniac, or a genocide enabling geriatric psychopath. And the establishment is calling on us to chose between these two revolting individuals. Meanwhile the western liberals are telling us that we must vote for Biden, the genocide enabler and supporter. I want to unpack all this here today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

The horror in Gaza continues, people are killed by bombs, they are starved to death and massacred as they try to get flour to feed their families. In this time, sometimes we need poetry. So we take a breath and read some poetry from one of the greatest to ever give us a look inside of the soul and mind of a poet; Pablo Neruda. There are so many lessons to be taken from his poems, so many feelings to be shared and an immense amount of insight!  Chris Hedges' article about Aaron Bushnell: https://open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/aaron-bushnells-divine-violence?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Poems: The day will come Standard Oil Co. United Fruit Co. Do Not Ask Me Ode to the atom I will return I call upon you Point The Victorious People Songs: Sobreviviendo - Illapu Alcare el crit - Guillamino, Manuel Garcia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

With the ongoing genocide in Gaza, I often think about Che Guevara. What would he be saying? today we answer that question. We will be examine the lessons about imperialism we can learn from Che Guevara's 1964 UN speech. Peaceful coexistence, the crisis of the Congo, Vietnam, nuclear weapons and much more is discussed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

We are often told that Cuba is an authoritarian, repressive dictatorship. But did anyone ever take a second to ask who really made Cuba a dictatorship?  Some will immediately say “Fidel Castro made Cuba a dictatorship”. Let us consider for a moment that Cuba actually I ts a dictatorship. Now let us ask ourselves WHO made it a dictatorship. Was it Fidel? Was it Batista? Was it the United States interventions and interference? The bay of pigs invasion? The 600 assassination attempts against Fidel? Was it the threat of military invasion? Was it the constant attempts by the CIA to overthrow the government? Was it the world’s lack of solidarity with the Cuban people? Was it the blockade? Was it the murder of Revolutionary heroes and Cuban citizens? Was it terrorist attacks from the US against the Cuban people? The designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism? Llego Romping --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Ok, this may sound silly. This is something you don’t know about me, but I love Narnia, C.S. Lewis’ “the chronicles of Narnia”, while I will be the first to say there is some problematic language in some of the books, I love those books. The really do communicate something very deep, something bigger than a story of children stumbling into another world. I saw a quote earlier from Mahmoud Darwish that said “if the olive trees knew the hands that planted them their oil would become tears”. I thought about that…amidst so much human suffering, nature also suffers, all parts of nature. And then this passage from “the Last Battle”, the last book in the series came into my mind, so much so I actually got up and ran to find the book and when I opened the book, I came exactly to the page I was looking for. That’s when I knew I needed talk about this! This is going to be a show of a lot of unexpected connections! cover image: The Last Battle (full-color collectors edition) by C.S Lewis --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

A lot has happened this week. As usual I update you on everything happening in Gaza before we get into this show about Uruguayan Nueva Canción artist, Daniel Viglietti. link to playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1KSkDenNDXFKwzuyB5Wi53?si=e6bab2ff62e44d6c --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

[Español abajo] Journalist Mansour Shouman is missing since Sunday. POST on social media about this. WRITE to the Canadian government (he is a Canadian citizen) and demand they look into this) CONTACT publications and media networks to demand they cover this story. Keep him in your prayers, affirmations and thoughts. https://www.instagram.com/mansourshouman7/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet (note. his team continues to post on this account, Mansour himself is not posting) (En Español) El periodista Mansour Shouman está desaparecido desde el domingo. PUBLICA en las redes sociales sobre esto. ESCRIBE al gobierno canadiense (él es un ciudadano canadiense) y exige que lo investiguen) CONTACTA publicaciones y redes de medios para exigir que cubran esta historia. MANTENERLO en sus oraciones, afirmaciones y pensamientos. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Today’s show is a message for and a tribute to the survivors, the dead and us, we the people, humanity! It’s also a message for the politicians, the criminals committing these atrocities.   Songs: Somos Cinco Mil - Ángel and Isabel Parra Estadio Chile - Pete Seeger Preguntas por Puerto Montt - Víctor Jara Luchin - Víctor Jara Aunque Los Pasos Toquen - Illapu Tres Versos Para Una Historia - Illapu El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido - Inti Illimani La Era Esta Pariendo un Corazón - Silvio Rodriguez El Derecho de Vivir en Paz - Rodrigo Gallardo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Join me today as I continue a series debunking myths and malicious propaganda that seeks to defame the legacy of revolutionary hero, Che Guevara. In this age where fake news can disseminate at lightning speed, and there is a war against education, knowing the truth of our history is essential. The most often repeated claims about Che Guevara are certainly along the lines of, “he was a mass murderer”, “he killed for sport”, “he was known as el Carnicero of la Cabaña (the Butcher of the Cabaña)”, “a sadistic torturer” among many, many others. Wherever you look, by simply searching his name, mentioning the 4 syllables of his name or invoking his universally recognized image, you will find no scarcity of articles, books, interviews, documentaries, and social media posts announcing that all of this is true, based on the experiences of real Cuban exiles (or their family members in Cuba), and if anyone disagrees they are characterized as insane, uplifting a murderer, how that PragerU video about Che put it; “into sadistic thug worship”, or simply a commie, 17-year-old-socialist or a stupid college kid. The many claims can become overwhelming. Then there’s people on the other side, the left with often the best of intentions, defending Che from all of this. Unfortunately these arguments can be riddled with fallacies, and sometimes entirely miss the point. The response “but it was a revolution, people die” is not an acceptable response to the claims that Guevara was a murderer. So today, we ask where the truth is in all of this.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

A look at the artists keeping the work and memory of Víctor Jara alive today and always. From those who knew and loved him to those born after his death, all share a deep love for him and commitment to keeping his legacy alive! Songs: Canción a Víctor - Inti-Illimani Manifiesto - Quilapayún Preguntas por Puerto Montt - Los Olimareños  No Puedes Volver Atras - Patricio Manns  Cuando Voy al Trabajo - Mercedes Sosa Luchin - Roberto Bravo  Plegaria a un Labrador - León Greco Te Recuerdo Amanda - Nano Stern Poema 15 - Francesca Ancarola A Luis Emilio Recabarren - Inti-Illimani Angelita Huenuman - Silvia Baducci, Osvaldo Torres, Patricio Castillo  Manifiesto - Víctor Heredia  Canción para Víctor Jara - Quilapayún  El Arado - Manuel Garcia, Guillamino El Derecho de Vivir en Paz - Banda Conmoción, Roberto Marquez  La Partida - Illapu Canto Libre - Isabel Parra  Vientos del Pueblo - Ángel Parra  Vamos por Ancho Camino - Los Jaivas Canción de Muerte y Esperanza por Víctor Jara - Osvaldo Rodriguez  El Derecho de Vivir en Paz (live) - Quilapayún, Inti-Illimani  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

There is so much to talk about this week: an update to the Víctor Jara case, the genocide In Gaza continues and war criminal Henry Kissinger is finally dead! We'll be taking a closer look at Kissinger's role in genocides around the world, the death, pain and suffering of millions and how his foreign policy continues to cause suffering today. Songs: El Derecho de Vivir en Paz - Víctor Jara Knee Deep in the Big Muddy - Pete Seeger Sobreviviendo - Víctor Heredia Allende Presidente - Ángel Parra Tres Versos Para Una Historia (live) - Illapu El Derecho de Vivir en Paz - Musicx de Chile (et. al). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Illapu has a song called Sobreviviendo, it's an anti-war song and it has a line that says "no puedo olvidarme de Hiroshima" and recently they changed that line to "no puedo olvidarme de Palestina". Illapu has always remained consistent in the content and quality of their music. Over the past 52 years, Illapu has documented the horrors of dictatorship, the desaparecidos, they have sung for memory, or simply a better future, Illapu is a voice of the people and they are true revolutionary artists. Aunque los pasos toquen video: https://youtu.be/5mpgFbC1j5Y?feature=shared Tres versos en una historia video: https://youtu.be/N71GFUoavWE?feature=shared link to playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Jltxf3vMtcX0Zuo9FYYka?si=9e11d18ad2554154 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Before we start on today's show, REMEMBER: There is an ongoing genocide in Gaza! Well over 12,000 Gazans have been murdered. The level of horror and barbarity is unimaginable and unacceptable. Don't look away, don't stop talking, demand a CEASEFIRE! Palestine will be free! Join me today as I begin a series debunking myths and malicious propaganda that seeks to defame the legacy of revolutionary hero, Che Guevara. In this age where fake news can disseminate at lightning speed, and there is a war against education, knowing the truth of our history is essential. Today we will debunk the newly prevailing myth that Che Guevara was homophobic. So let's find out; did Che imprison gay people? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message

Victor Jara is the essence of revolutionary song and the greatest example of a revolutionary artist. Today we will be taking a closer look at his "Pongo en Tus Manos Abiertas" album. Víctor sings tributes to four very different revolutionaries, an ode to guerrillas in Bolivia, of the love of two workers, and much more. Album: Pongo en Tus Manos Abiertas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anani-kaike/message