Escuchar al Istmo: CISPES-LA, Voces Femininas
05.11.25
Between South and North America, the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, exists an isthmus made up of seven countries, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize, also known as Central America. Escuchar al Istmo, Listen to the Isthmus, focuses on the diverse musical and cultural landscape of Central America. Through music, vinyl record collections and special guests, the show explores cultural context, nostalgia and experiences of the diaspora. Tune in to hear the past and present sounds of the many cultures of Central America.
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This episode is dedicated to women organizers of the social movements in Central America and its diaspora. This mix includes all songs with lead femme vocals across cumbia, garifuna traditional punta, nueva canción, guajira, guaguanco, latin funk, pop, soul and bolero genres. Special talk segment includes conversation with Salvadoran-Los Angeles based organizers, Vero and Martha, from CISPES-LA (www.cispes.org) discussing the current political situation in El Salvador under the Bukele dictatorship. Audio clips were sourced from El Kolectivo San Jacinto’s instagram page (@elkolectivosj) coverage on May 1st International Workers Day demonstrations this year in El Salvador.
Tracklist:
Audio Clip #1 – May 1st International Workers Day Demonstration, El Salvador (Source: El Kolectivo San Jacinto Instagram) Sarita de Abacaxi – Cumbia de Centroamerica (Costa Rica) Cecilia Mitchell con Conjunto Taboga – El Minero (Costa Rica) Irma Luz con Orquesta San Vicente – La Pregonera (El Salvador) Sandra con Pituza y Su Combo – No Se..No Se (Costa Rica) Eneida Cedeño con Dorino Cardenas – Margarita (Panamá) Punta – Ibimenigarifuna (Garifuna – Guatemala) Garifuna Women – Ahorohani “working song women singing” (Garifuna – Honduras) Talk Segment – Conversation CISPES-LA (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador) Marcela Pérez Silva con Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy – El Zenzontle Pregunta Por Arlen (Nicaragua) Grupo Pancasan – De la Libertad del Pueblo (Nicaragua) Cecilia, Luis Lopez y El Grupo Anastacio Aquino – ¡¡No, Nos Venceran!! (El Salvador) Grupo Pancasan – Quienes Son (Nicaragua) Audio Clip #2 – Press Conference Before May 1st, El Salvador (Source: El Kolectivo San Jacinto Instagram) Carmen Gallardo con La Orquesta Lito Barrientos – Que Va Pasar (El Salvador) Solinka con Bush y Su Nuevo Sonido – Pegadita de los Hombres (Panamá) Janet Barnes de Poder del Alma – Conga de las dos Razas (Nicaragua) Grupo Maria – Perdona (Guatemala) Janet Barnes de Poder del Alma – Atardecer (Nicaragua) Grupo Maria – Afinen (Guatemala) Audio Clip #3 – May 1st International Workers Day Demonstration, El Salvador (Source: El Kolectivo San Jacinto Instagram) Evangelina – Gracias a la Vida (El Salvador) Glenda Gaby – Clase de Mujer (El Salvador) Isabel Vindel con Orquesta Lito Barrientos – No Puedo Apartar Mis Ojos de Ti (El Salvador) Zoila Clarke con Jesús Acosta and the Professionals – I Can’t Take It (Belize) Aurora con Soul Apollo – Está Contigo (Panamá) Isabel Vindel con Orquesta Lito Barrientos – Nave del Olvido (El Salvador) Norma Lobo – Que le Pasa al Mundo (Costa Rica)
