Insurgente

Insurgente formed in Mexico during the 1980s with Rafael Catana on vocals and guitar, Jorge Velazquez, Jose Mancera, and Miguel Angel Guzman. They started playing on the street when radio stations wouldn't play their music. Their songs like 'El Camino Del Perro' and 'Llegan de Las Ruinas' mixed traditional Mexican rhythms with lyrics that talked about political issues and social justice.

They released albums including '¡Que Suene!' in 1987, 'Resistencia' in 1990, and 'Dignidad' in 1994. Their music drew criticism from some who saw them as agitators, but it also found an audience that connected with what they were saying. Tracks such as 'La Prensa Paranoia' and 'Esa Mañana (Viva Simon)' became part of their catalog of protest music.

By the 2000s, they had put out 'Sembrando Resistencia' and 'Revolución'. The group kept writing songs that addressed the realities around them, like 'La Realidad'. Their work stayed grounded in the sounds and concerns that had defined them from those early street performances.