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Violeta Parra
Chile nueva cancion 1960s ▶ 2 inscritos

Violeta Parra

Violeta Parra was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and visual artist who pioneered the Nueva Cancion Chilena, a renewal of Chilean folk music.

Origens

Working from the mid-1950s through the 1960s in Chile, Parra devoted herself to collecting and reinventing her country's folk traditions across both music and visual art.

O som

Her work reinvented Chilean folk music, pairing rootsy, traditional forms with poetic, deeply personal songwriting.

Legado

As a pioneer of the Nueva Cancion Chilena, she extended the reach of Chilean folk far beyond her homeland and influenced a generation of socially engaged songwriters across Latin America.

Música símbolo

Gracias a la Vida

"Gracias a la Vida" is her signature song, a luminous hymn of gratitude that has been embraced and reinterpreted by artists around the world.

Músicas principais

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