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A channel dedicated to the preservation of historical proletarian music. Named for (but not run by) @GETchan_net. Don't send requests, do send rare recordings.

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It's here, a culmination of a decade of effort! Thanks so much for your continued support!

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A Japanese version of the Cuban revolutionary song "Cuba Yes, Yankee No", an anti-imperialist song written in response to the nationalisation of US companies on the island.
https://t.co/b3gu6HxwpO

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An instrumental version of "¡Ay, Carmela!", one of the most well-known songs of the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War.
https://t.co/RNW3AAOqU0

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The United Farm Workers' version of "We Shall Not Be Moved", a well-known protest song, with lyrics changed to reflect the union's struggle. It often faced federal government meddling and police crackdowns in the streets of California.
https://t.co/TogRCJJc8i

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"This Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution is Completely Necessary and Very Timely", perhaps one of the final "quotation songs" made during the Cultural Revolution, this one coming from near the end of its active phase in 1968.
https://t.co/TS5X0Yyabz

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"Teacher Lenin", a Mongolian song in honour of Lenin's 100th birthday in 1971. "Teacher Lenin" was a common way to refer to Lenin in the Mongolian People's Republic, who was often portrayed alongside Mongolia's own "Commander Sükhbaatar".
https://t.co/1zdvreBriM

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A Ukrainian version of the famous Soviet song "Victory Day", celebrating the anniversary of the victory over fascism on the 9th of May, 1945.
https://t.co/C5X5RJpFwF

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The Internationale, the International proletarian hymn, in the Malagasy language, the national language of Madagascar.
https://t.co/DZ3EoVBrJ2

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One hour of music from the left faction of the larger West German communist movement, including songs from when the KPD/ML identified with Mao Zedong Thought. This is reflected in its songs such as "We Defend Red China".
https://t.co/UxzT7MVGyB

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"Song of Hope", a song by the Japanese Maoist performing arts group, the Haguruma Theatre Troupe. This recording was on a limited release CD gifted to me by the group itself.
https://t.co/mdR3pKBhxt

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100k Subscriber Special: "Dead or Alive '24", a modern re-imagining of the song "Dead or Alive" by the legendary calypsonian Mighty Sparrow about the revolution and coup-ridden year of 1979. This version updates the song to 2024 for its 45th anniversary.
https://t.co/Cz3GnGFpPA

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Apologies for not posting a video in nearly 3 months, I ran into some roadblocks making the video for the 100k special and I was fairly adamant about it being the next video. But it's done and it'll be up in a few hours. Thanks for your patience!

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@osakaknjou103_2 うん、頑張ろう！

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@SayfAlShaab Best Spanish lyrics of "Bandiera Rossa" I've seen so far, here's hoping a recording pops up at some point!

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The @leftypol_org account has been suspended after being mass-reported by triggered Nazis. They appealed the suspension but it doesn't look like it's happening, so if you're on Bluesky, you should follow them on there, and consider retweeting this or sharing this image

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@MReco12 Mainly just preventing impersonation (something which I have had issues with in the past). It’s basically what the Twitter version badge used to be for.

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@shengongfuti2 Sorry, I'll make it longer next time.

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10 years and 500 videos later, we've made it to 100k! I can't fully express my gratitude for the support this channel and its mission to archive and keep alive these important pieces of history have received. Even past this milestone I intend to keep up those efforts! Thank you!