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1971 studio album by Roy Brown
Basta Ya... Revolución
Studio album by Roy Brown
Released1971
GenreNova trova, Puerto Rican folk music
LabelDisco Libre
Roy Brown chronology
Yo Protesto
(1969) 		Basta Ya... Revolución
(1971) 		Roy Brown III
(1973)

Basta Ya... Revolución is the second studion album by Puerto Rican folk singer Roy Brown. The album was released by Disco Libre in 1971.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roy Brown

No.TitleLength
1."Antonia murió de un balazo" 
2."Pa'l viejo y que adivine" 
3."Negrito bonito" 
4."Lamento nuyorquino" 
5."Falsos constructores" 
6."Al hombre nuevo (a la brigada de la zona minera)" 
7."Soy puertorriqueño" 
8."Vengan mis amigos" 
9."Descarga No. 51" 

Cultural relevance

Along with Yo Protesto, this album is considered to be representative of the manifestations and rebellions of the time.

The song "Antonia murió de un balazo" is about the murder of student Antonia Martínez by a police officer during the 1970 riots at the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras.

Notes

  1. Basta Ya... Revolución on Cancioneros
  2. "Estas brasas de aquellos fuegos". El Nuevo Día. March 18, 2008. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.
  3. Antonia murió de un balazo (Letra) on Cancioneros
  4. Antonia Martínez Lagares Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine on Comisión OJO
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