Liberal Reforms as the Context of the Song 'Feliciano Ama' Recorded by Cutumay Camones

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The Context of Feliciano Ama Song (Cutumay Camones)
Cutumay Camones was one of the bands in El Salvador that was famous for singing popular music. The word pop music or popular music in El Salvador was used to refer to the music that was sung by the social class that represented the majority in the society of Salvador. These people included the peasantry, the urban poor, the working-class, and even the lower middle-working class. This implies that this kind of music was performed and produced by the popular classes. Feliciano Ama is a song that was sung by the Cutumay Camones band, illustrating the struggle of the Salvadorans. The song was composed and written by the Cutumay Cumones in respect to Feliciano Ama. Feliciano Ama was one of the indigenous peasant leaders who participated in the Salvadoran peasant uprising. He died in the year 1932 will he was still part of the uprising or movement. His death was caused by his stand and fight for the communal land that was being taken by the wealthy families that were planting coffee.
The song is in the context of the liberal reforms that led to the uprising of the Salvadoran peasant uprising. The song was recorded by the Cutumay Camones in their second album. The song was recorded in the year 1984 and later distributed in 1985. This piece of the song is typically a martyr song. It demonstrates how Ama, the Indian Cacique, was hanged by the national guards. Through this song, Cutumay tries to educate the popular classes of Salvador as well as recover their history. The Cutumay band or singers were basically from El Salvador. This is why they understand the history of the place pretty well. The group played a significant rol...