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Mejía Godoy, Carlos (1943–)
Carlos Mejía Godoy is the most important singer-songwriter associated with the Sandinista revolution. Born June 27, 1943, to a musical family in Somoto in northern Nicaragua, he contemplated a career in either law or journalism.
Carlos mejia godoy biografia
He dropped out of college after spending time in West Germany on a scholarship to pursue the life of an artist. In the late 1960s he sought to introduce lyrics into the instrumental musical styles of his patria chica on radio shows that melded storytelling and folklore.
In the 1970s he lived a semi-clandestine life as a member of the Guerra Popular Prolongada (Prolonged People's War) faction of the Sandinistas, and performed his songs as an accordionist and singer in churches in poor neighborhoods.
In the latter half of the decade he lived in Europe, spending much of the time in post-Franco Spain. His song "El Cristo de Palacagüina" brought him fame and notoriety for its portrayal of Jesus Christ as a guerrilla. In 1978 he com