Visual Companion | Community Voz S5 Ep 8 The Promotora Music Show

Music is an important part of the movement. Our favorite songs remind us who we are and where we’ve come from. This is the third installment in our series of radio shows about C2C team members and the music they love past and present. In this episode several of the promotoras join us to talk about their favorite music.

In Rosalinda’s words, “By 1969 I was totally into rock and migrating, working in the fields as a teen mom. All the young Mexican Americans were into rock and roll. There was so much rock from California flowing north with the migrant workers. But that’s another show!”

The C2C promotoras are local community organizers in Whatcom & Skagit areas. Lucy, Arely, Australia, Jasmine, Cristal, Rocio, Griselda, Martina, Senaida, and Stephany are all in communication with our local immigrant and farmworker communities on a daily basis. This communication is essential to bridge information gaps and language barriers, combat dangerous misinformation, and respond to immediate and urgent needs. The promotoras are hearing about how quickly families' economic conditions are becoming dire. To support their organizing, donate here.  Learn more about the work the promotoras are doing on their Facebook page.

Listen to the podcast episode here.

Songs in this episode:

Los Caminos de la Vida by Los Diablitos
Caminos de Michoacan by Ricardo Amador
La de Mochila Azul by Pedrito Fernandez
Hakuna Matata by  Jason Weaver, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, Joseph A. Williams
Me Enamorado de un Fantasma by Liberación
Como la Flor by Selena
Campfire Song Song by Dan Povenmire, Michael Culross, Jr., Jay Lender, Michael Walker, Carl Williams
La Gente Me Dice Que Soy un Loco by Mateo Reyes
Tu forma De Ser by Alberto and Roberto
Agua by J Balvin
Mi Niña by Ozuna
Mujeres by Julieta Venegas
Un Derecho de Nacimiento by Natalia Lafourcade

Promotora logo artwork by Antonio Gonzalez

Promotora Daisy as a child

Promotora Lucy as a child

Promotora Arely as a baby

Promotora Cristal as a child

Promotora Australia as a child

Promotora Martina as a child

Promotora Stephany with her brother Jovany and dog Peluchin

Promotora Australia at an action for farmworker lives on May 1st, 2020

Promotora Lucy in the community

Skagit Promotoras giving masks and information to community

Skagit Promotoras