Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.409.12.39
Object Name
Poster
Title
Yolocamba Ita Direct from El Salvador
Date
1983
Description
Poster advertising a concert by Yolocamba I-Ta. The poster shows a guiltar coloured in red and white, with a dove of peace in front. The concert was produced by the Chile Cultural Centre and El Salvador Solidarity Campaign to raise funds and awareness for the solidarity campaigns for El Salvador and Chile. The concert was held in November 1983.
Yolocamba I-Ta were an El Salvadorian folk group. Their name originates from two native lanuages from Central America - Chorti and Lenca. There are two possible meanings to their name; "The Melancholy of the People" or "The Rebellion of a Crop". On the poster, the translation is provided as "The Rebellion of the Sowing".
In 1983, both El Salvador and Chile were under military-led governments which were being opposed by significant civil resistance and guerilla warfare. El Salvador's Militart government were backed by the United States of America, who also backed the Chilean Junta dictatorship of Pinochet.
