In Mexico City, people attach flowers to a mural showing the faces of the 43 missing trainee teachers from he Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College Raul Isidro Burgos.
Catalina Maria Johnson hosts a radio program at Chicago Public Media called Beat Latino. She put together this playlist to honor the 43 missing student-teachers from Ayotzinapa, Mexico.
Johnson, who is Mexican American, chose songs that highlight justice issues throughout Latin America.
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- Justicia (Live) by Lila Downs y La Misteriosa
- Ayotzinapa Canción – Lagrimas by Estocada
- Si Se Calla El Cantor by Mercedes Sosa
- Corrido De Peña Nieto by Septimo Pecado Norteno Banda
- Corrido por Ayotzinapa by Jose Luis Carrisoza Jr. and Jose Luis Carrisoza Sr.
- El Solby by Los Aguas Aguas
- Prohibido Olvidar by Ruben Blades
- Justicia by Eddie Palmieri
- Yo soy Ayotzinapa Rap by Emanuel Ortega Nava
- Luna Negra by Los Cojolites
- La Communidad de Teatro Musical en Mexico canta por Ayotzinapa
- Manifiesto by Victor Jara
- Fuerte by Saul Hernandez
- Live Protest and Song for Ayotzinapa by Members of the Musical Theater Community
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