Sunday, February 27 • 7:30 – 10:00 pm
La Peña Cultural Center • 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
Katia Cardenal, who used to tour with her late brother Salvador as Duo Guardabarranco, shares her current repertoire which now includes the iconic song “Si Te Vas A San Francisco” (If you go to S.F.)
The project, sponsored by the MangoMundo Foundation, is a remake in Spanish of the historic song, “San Francisco (Flowers in Your Hair) created in 1967 by John Phillips (The Mamas & the Papas) to start SF’s Summer of Love, which was in protest of the Vietnam War. In the 70-80’s, Nicaragua became the new Vietnam, and again, the solidarity movement in support of SF was born out of SF, with key support coming from The Mission District and Berkeley.
The remake was re-written and performed by Nicaraguan singer-songwriter, Katia Cardenal, who performed several times in SF’s Bay Area solidarity concerts (La Peña, Brava) with her brother Salvador as the Duo Guardabarranco.
The video presents images from SF’s Nicaraguan Solidarity movement in chronological order from 1976-87, includes historical photos from UC Berkeley’s Examiner Collection as well as noted photographers such as Chris Felver (Lawrence Ferlinghetti), Lou Dematteis, and Marvin Collins. El Tecolote Newspaper has also contributed historic photos.
MangoMundo Foundation is a new California nonprofit that promotes a positive image and awareness of Nicaraguan culture, through creative media and the arts.