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Venceremos (song)
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stamp with the face of Salvador Allende and the slogan "Venceremos"
"'Venceremos'" is a Chilean song, which was written by Claudio Iturra (an alternative version of text was written by Vctor Jara) and composed by Sergio Ortega for the 1970 election campaign of Salvador Allende. The title translates to "We shall prevail".
'Venceremos' is an example of the Nueva cancin movement of Chilean protest music, which had been gaining momentum for much of the previous decade. This song marks a significant recognition of the political thrust of this movement in its use as a tool of propaganda for the Unidad Popular coalition. Following the success of 'Venceremos', Allende famously stated "there can be no revolution without song",Balderston, Daniel, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. Lopez (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. p.788 crystallising its significance.
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