Chicano protest music

Chicano protest music is a type of Mexican American music emerging as a form of political and cultural expression as a result of the Chicano movement (El Movimiento) of the 1960s and 1970s. A fusion of traditional Mexican music and classic American rock, soul, and folk music, Chicano protest music aimed to reveal the struggles of the Mexican American farm workers, education discrimination, and cultural identity. This music was instrumental in unifying Mexican American communities, relaying political messages, and in voicing the sound of political justice.