Casa de las Américas (cover designer: unknown), "Encuentro Canción Protesta," August 1967. Vinyl LP, 2-disc set,

This double LP album documents the historic first world gathering of protest song (Encuentro de la Canción Protesta) held in Cuba in August 1967, organized by Casa de las Américas. The cover features a bold, iconic design on a bright yellow background with a central circular emblem containing a raised pink fist within a red-bordered square frame against a green circle—a powerful symbol of international solidarity and resistance. The text "CANCION PROTESTA" and "casa de las américas/cuba" runs in black and purple letters, with the design elements repeated both right-side up and upside down, creating a striking visual that can be read from multiple orientations.

This gathering brought together over 100 artists from all continents who raised their voices of protest and hope in many different languages, demonstrating solidarity with the poor and heroes of the earth. The two-record set features performances by prominent protest singers including Ángel Parra (Chile), Daniel Viglietti (Uruguay), Joan Jeanrenaud (Australia), Julius Lester (USA), Ivan Della Mea (Italy), Ewan MacColl (England), Luis Cilia (Portugal), Sandra Kerr (England), Oscar Chávez (Mexico), Carlos Puebla (Cuba), Los Olimareños (Uruguay), Alfredo Zitarrosa (Uruguay), Ramón Ayala (Argentina), and many others. The liner notes, presented in both Spanish and English, emphasize that the diversity of instruments, languages, and musical forms demonstrated the common goal uniting these artists: the close bonds between art and urgent human needs are not only possible but desirable and necessary. This album represents a crucial moment in the internationalization of protest music and Casa de las Américas' role in fostering solidarity among progressive artists during the Cold War era.