show notes for episode 6:
Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff
conversation recorded June 2018.
thank you for listening.
video for “Pa’lante”:
"Pa'lante" is available on the Hurray for the Riff Raff album 'The Navigator' http://smarturl.it/Navigator-Official http://www.hurrayfortheriffraff.com Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa aka Kris Merc Starring: Mela Murder as Milagros Kareem Savinon as Manuel Amethyst as Baby Linda Introducing: Kylie B as Maria Director of Photography: Rudolf Costin Editor: Michael Reuter EDITBAR
PRIMA IS A COLLECTIVE OF MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS ON A MISSION TO HELP SUSTAIN THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMMUNITY IN PUERTO RICO.
PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENT MUSICIANS & ARTISTS (PRIMA) FUND
PRIMA IS A COLLECTIVE OF MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS ON A MISSION TO HELP SUSTAIN THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMMUNITY IN PUERTO RICO.
THE PRIMA FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER OF 2017 TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AID TO MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS IN PUERTO RICO AFTER THE CATASTROPHIC IMPACT OF HURRICANE MARIA. SINCE ITS INITIATION, PRIMA HAS STEADILY PROVIDED $500 MICRO-GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS ON THE ISLAND WHO SUFFERED ECONOMIC HARDSHIP DUE TO LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, DAMAGED EQUIPMENT, CANCELED SHOWS, DELAYED PROJECTS AND OTHER DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS BROUGHT ON BY THE STORM.
PRIMA IS NOW EXPANDING ITS SUPPORT FOR THIS VITAL CULTURAL COMMUNITY THROUGH A SERIES OF OFFICIAL EVENTS TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASED VISIBILITY FOR ISLAND-BASED MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.
THROUGH PRIMA EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS, WE’RE ALSO BUILDING A NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE PUERTO RICAN DIASPORA TO SUPPORT THE CREATIVE ENDEAVORS OF ISLAND-BASED ARTISTS. THIS NETWORK IS CRUCIAL FOR PROVIDING LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT CREATIVE ENDEAVORS.
PRIMA IS PARTNERING WITH NYC BASED NON-PROFIT, PREGONES PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATER WHO HAVE BEEN DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING PUERTO RICAN ARTISTS IN ALL DISCIPLINES FOR DECADES. OUR PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO BE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
www.primafund.org
video for “Rican Beach”:
New Hurray for the Riff Raff album "The Navigator" available March 10, 2017 via ATO Records.
some organizations offering care & support to children & families at our southern border:
(click links to find out more)
International Rescue Committee
(Providing clean water, shelter, health care, education, and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people.)
(Dedicated to abolishing immigration detention worldwide, while ending the isolation of people currently suffering in this profit-driven system.)
(Providing free and low-cost legal services to immigrant children, families,and refugees in Texas.)
(The Fronterizo Fianza Fund is a community bond (fianza) fund based in El Paso and serving Far West Texas and New Mexico. Many detained migrants have no chance to be released while they wait the months or years until their trial. When someone does receive a bond, they are often way out of reach for most families, ranging anywhere from $1500-50,000.)
(American Civil Liberties Union defending and preserving the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.)
(non-profit law firm helping low-income children achieve their potential by transforming the public agencies that serve them.)
This is an excellent list of resources compiled by the Texas Tribune.
theme songs:
Instrumental versions of “Turn the World Around” and “The Story of My Morals” by Bunk
references made throughout the conversation:
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown:
We Took The Streets: Fighting For Latino Rights with the Young Lords by Miguel Melendez:
Palante by The Young Lords:
The Young Lords: A Reader edited by Darrel Enck-Wanzer:
The New York Young Lords and the Struggle For Liberation by Darrel Wanzer-Serrano:
"ghetto brothers power" taken from the classic New York funk/latin record, "Power Fuerza". 45 re-issue on Truth & Soul. www.truthandsoulrecords.com
One of the Greatest 'Lost' Albums of All Time Has Been Found (from The Atlantic)
“THE NUYORICAN POETS CAFE IS THE MOST INTEGRATED PLACE ON THE PLANET”
– ALLEN GINSBERG
Becoming Julia de Burgos: The Making of a Puerto Rican Icon by Vanessa Perez Rosario:
Democracy Now! Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America by Amy Goodman, David Goodman, and Denis Moynihan:
Ruined (play) by Lynn Nottage:
RuPaul's Drag Race is back and BIGGER than ever. Watch the premiere of Season 11 on Thursday, February 28 at 9/8c on VH1!
Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Searching for Sugar Man Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Documentary HD Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
PRIMA IS A COLLECTIVE OF MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS ON A MISSION TO HELP SUSTAIN THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMMUNITY IN PUERTO RICO.
PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENT MUSICIANS & ARTISTS (PRIMA) FUND
PRIMA IS A COLLECTIVE OF MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS ON A MISSION TO HELP SUSTAIN THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMMUNITY IN PUERTO RICO.
THE PRIMA FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER OF 2017 TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AID TO MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS IN PUERTO RICO AFTER THE CATASTROPHIC IMPACT OF HURRICANE MARIA. SINCE ITS INITIATION, PRIMA HAS STEADILY PROVIDED $500 MICRO-GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS ON THE ISLAND WHO SUFFERED ECONOMIC HARDSHIP DUE TO LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, DAMAGED EQUIPMENT, CANCELED SHOWS, DELAYED PROJECTS AND OTHER DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS BROUGHT ON BY THE STORM.
PRIMA IS NOW EXPANDING ITS SUPPORT FOR THIS VITAL CULTURAL COMMUNITY THROUGH A SERIES OF OFFICIAL EVENTS TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASED VISIBILITY FOR ISLAND-BASED MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.
THROUGH PRIMA EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS, WE’RE ALSO BUILDING A NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE PUERTO RICAN DIASPORA TO SUPPORT THE CREATIVE ENDEAVORS OF ISLAND-BASED ARTISTS. THIS NETWORK IS CRUCIAL FOR PROVIDING LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT CREATIVE ENDEAVORS.
PRIMA IS PARTNERING WITH NYC BASED NON-PROFIT, PREGONES PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATER WHO HAVE BEEN DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING PUERTO RICAN ARTISTS IN ALL DISCIPLINES FOR DECADES. OUR PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO BE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
www.primafund.org
Directed by Raquel Berríos and Luis Alfredo Del Valle Cinematography by Adam Uhl Animation by Meriem Bennani and Kyung Hee Jwa Tártaro is taken from the upcoming Buscabulla EP II Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tartaro-single/id1171901783 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/16I5AJ8a0DjM1J75ua8W8r
Flowers:
further recommended reading & viewing:
New Hurray for the Riff Raff album "The Navigator" available now via ATO Records.
Trailer for ¡Palante, Siempre Palante! The Young Lords (P.O.V. Documentary Series, PBS):
In the midst of the African American civil rights struggle, protests to end the Vietnam War and the women's movement for equality, Puerto Rican and Latino communities fought for economic and social justice. From Chicago streets to the barrios of New York City and other urban centers, the Young Lords emerged to demand decent living conditions and raised a militant voice for the empowerment of the Puerto Rican people in the United States. Palante, Siempre Palante documents the history with on-camera interviews, archival footage, photographs and music. The documentary surveys Puerto Rican history, the Young Lords' activities and philosophy, the torturous end of the organization and its inspiring legacy.
Reviews
"Iris Morales' film, ¡Pa'lante, Siempre Pa'lante! tells the moving story of the formation of the Young Lords, and shows how a group of committed, militant youth tackled the long neglected problems of their barrio community."
- Virginia Sanchez-Korrol, Historian, Huffington Post
Awards
Silver Apple Award, National Educational Media Alliance
Screenings
P.O.V. Documentary Series, PBS
How Alynda Segarra Created Hurray for the Riff Raff After Her Abortion by Alynda Segarra (Rolling Stone, May 21, 2019)
Alynda Segarra’s Call to Folk Singers: Fall in Love with Justice by Alynda Segarra (The Bluegrass Situation, May 19, 2015)
Beyond The Pink Tide: Art and Political Undercurrents in the Americas by Macarena Gomez-Barris:
Forgotten Women: The Leaders by Zing Tsjeng:
Hearts & Hands: Creating Community During Violent Times by Luis J. Rodriguez:
Directed by Joshua Shoemaker. Featuring members of the Deslondes. Written by Alynda Lee Segarra and Sam Doores. Alynda Lee Segarra: Vocals Sam Doores: Guitar and Vocals Casey McAlister: Piano Dan Cutler: Backing Vocals Cameron Snyder: Backing Vocals Dedicated to the memory of Jon Flee, Stephanie, Sammy, "No Rent" Trent, and all their loved ones and friends.
From Hurray for the Riff Raff's "Small Town Heroes" out now. iTunes: http://smarturl.it/04mq8r Amazon: http://smarturl.it/xjg9bj We will continue collecting donations for #thebodyelectricfund which will raise money for organizations combating violent crime and the degradation of marginalized communities such as The Trayvon Martin Foundation and Third Wave Fund.
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