Morrissey, Mos Def, Pitbull, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and 21 other artists/bands have contributed songs to the Be Counted: Represent! campaign, an effort to encourage Latino participation in the 2010 U.S. Census by nonprofit Voto Latino, a non-partisan organization co-founded by actress Rosario Dawson.
“Based on the results of the census,” Dawson writes, “the federal government will allocate more than $400 billion in funds for hospitals, schools, job-training centers and public works projects.”
In exchange for making a pledge to fill out the 2010 U.S. Census form (not available online), Voto Latino is offering free downloads (via iTunes) of Toy Selectah’s remix of “When Last I Spoke to Carol” from Morrissey’s Years of Refusal, as well as two dozen other tracks. Check out the full track list below:
Pitbull – “Across the Waters”
Morrissey -“When Last I Spoke to Carol (Toy Selectah mix)”
Aventura – “Su Veneno”
Mos Def – “No Hay Nada Mas”
Los Tigres del Norte – “El Emigrante”
Jaguares – “Visible”
Rodrigo y Gabriela -“Hanuman”
Juan Luis Guerra – “La Travesia”
Ozomatli -“Believe”
Los Tucanes de Tijuana -“Los Illegales”
Paulina Aguirre -“Esperando Tu Voz”
Ruben Blades – “Las Calles”
Kinto Sol – “Voy a Sacudirme”
Os Mutantes – “Querida, Querida”
Nortec Collective – “Tengo La Voz”
Antibalas – “Che Che Cole (Makossa Mix)”
Los Amigos Invisibles – “Mentiras”
Ceú – “Grains de Beaute”
Maleco Collective – “Yo Soy La Voz”
Panda – “Solo a Terceros”
Pacha Massive – “If You Want It”
Brownout – “Ayer y Hoy”
Hip Hop Hoodíos – “Agua Pa’ La Gente”
Alvaro Torres – “Te Sueno Grande”
Reyes del Bajo Mundo – “Cuanto Cuesta”
Mishka – “3rd Eye Vision”