Poet Raul R. Salinas in San Antonio

The celebrated Chicanindio poet raulrsalinas performs with a great backing band in San Antonio, TX at the Trini Sanchez memorial tribute on Aug. 6, 2006. The incredible band includes Manny Castillo from Snowbyrd on Drums, Roland de la Cruz from the Mescaleros on Guitar and Eddy Hernandez from Sexto Sol on Bass. Filmed by Victor Payan (http://www.aztecgoldtv.com).

raulrsalinas is the author of three collections of poetry: Un Trip thru the Mind Jail y Otras Excursions (Editorial Pocho-Ché, 1980; Arte Público Press, 1999), East of the Freeway: Reflections de mi pueblo (Red Salmon Press, 1995), and Indio Trails: A Xicano Odyssey thru Indian Country (Wings Press, 2006). Recently, UT Press published a selected collection of his prison writings entitled raulrsalinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon Is My Pen (edited by Louis Mendoza, 2006).

To learn more about raulrsalinas or to order his books or CDs, check out Resistencia Bookstore in Austin. web: http://www.resistenciabooks.com; email: revolu@swbell.net, ph. 512-416-8885.

Related Websites

Resistencia Bookstore: http://www.resistenciabooks.com
Calaca Press: http://www.calacapress.com
Wings Press: http://www.wingspress.com
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[aztecgoldtv]

Viva Manny Castillo!

[LuvSicc]

@ 0:26 There's a male voice in the back that says something, but it's hard to understand.. once he's said it the drummer gets a serious face.. I replayed it a few times and I've made my own conclusion on what he says.... maybe I'm way off but "Get outta here.. wetback" please tell me I'm wrong.

Tengo mucho respeto pa este hombre...

Rest In Peace Raul.

[eljefesurf69]

You will always be with me my brother. Thanks for the learning.  As one said below.

OM MANI PADME HUM

[Voicethat]

Maestro... we miss u more than you'll ever know. Hope you're diggin' on the sounds we're trying to make with you gone. We remember you ese!

[Voicethat]

Maestro... we miss u more than you'll ever know. Hope you're diggin' on the sounds we're trying to make with you gone. We remember you ese!

[browniemex]

Puro awesome.

[svoicem]

Along with my father, Trinidad Sanchez, Raul was one of the best teachers and poets I could've ever come across. His death deeply saddens me but all we can do now is inspire the youth of today to have a voice, just as these two men did. VIVA LA RAZA! RIP Raul!

[Suzy69Bravo]

That was a magical night. Rest in peace brotha!

[aztlanug]

It was a great honor to meet this great poet, thinker, activist, elder. You are now our ancestor. Tlazocamati. We are blessed to have met you in chiapas.

Aztlan Underground

[jmmgarza]

Raul was an intriguing Chicano that I hung out with on several occasions in Austin, Tejas. Someday in the future, when I hear his words spoken again, I will always fondly remember this wisp of a man with a big heart and a complex soul. To me he is a giant. May he rest in peace.