Violeta Parra Musical artist

Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the "Chilean' New Song", the Nueva canción chilena, a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music which would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile. In 2011 Andrés Wood directed a biopic about her, titled Violeta Went to Heaven.

Personal facts

Violeta Parra
Alias (AKA)Parra Sandoval Violeta del Carmen
Birth dateOctober 04, 1917
Birth place
Chile , San Carlos Chile
Date of deathFebruary 05, 1967
Place of death
Chile , Santiago
Hometown
Chile
San Carlos Chile

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Musical artist

Career started1939
Career ended1965
associated musical artist
Nicanor Parra
Sergio Ortega
Isabel Parra
Mercedes Sosa
Ángel Parra
Inti-Illimani
Silvio Rodríguez
Joan Baez
Víctor Jara
Illapu
Daniel Viglietti
Margot Loyola
Roberto Parra Sandoval
Elis Regina
Holly Near
Quilapayún
Dean Reed
Soledad Bravo
Pablo Neruda
Patricio Manns
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Folk music
Andean music
Latin American music
Singer-songwriter
Experimental music
Nueva canción
Music of Chile
instrument
Guitar
Percussion instrument
Singing
Charango
Cuatro (instrument)
record label
Warner Music Group
Odeon Records

Topical connections

José Manuel BalmacedaPresident
Isabel ParraMusical artist
Atahualpa YupanquiMusical artist
Ana TijouxMusical artist
Álvaro CarrilloMusical artist
Colombina ParraMusical artist
Eduardo AlquintaMusical artist
Adrian BorlandMusical artist
Antônio Carlos JobimMusical artist
Agustín LaraNoble

Violeta Parra on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://latinamericanfilm.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/chilean-film-on-violeta-parra-to-compete-for-the-oscar
  2. http://tracycharles.blogspot.gr/2007/01/violeta-parra-concept-of-cultural.html
  3. http://www.cancioneros.com/ct/4/0/violeta-parra
  4. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7943993
  5. http://www.lajiribilla.cu/musica/grammy/issacgraciasalavida.rm
  6. http://www.nuevacancion.net/violeta
  7. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/violeta_went_to_heaven/reviews
  8. http://www.thefolkartgallery.com/arpilleras.htm
  9. http://www.violetaparra.cl
  10. http://www.violetaparra.cl/sitio/archives/39