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Singer Ani Cordero is reviving the "nueva canción" style of music from Latin America that combines politics and love-laced folk songs.

This singer is reviving songs from the 60s and 70s that brought down dictators

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How do you combine love, politics and music together? Ani Cordero, a Puerto Rican in Brooklyn does this though “nueva canción,” a style of Latin American music with political roots.

Singer Ani Cordero is reviving the "nueva canción" style of music from Latin America that combines politics and love-laced folk songs.

This singer is reviving songs from the 60s and 70s that brought down dictators

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