Daniel Viglietti is a folk singer, composer, political activist who was a major contributor to the Nueva Cancion "New Song" movement in the 1960's and early 1970s'. A native of Uruguay, Viglietti was imprisoned in 1972 by his own government, supported by the likes of Jean Paul Sartre as an international man of conscience, a voice for peace and opponent of the fascism and tyranny that plagued South America in the 1970's. He was a peer of the late Chilean Poet/Folksinger Victor Jara and Composer/Activist Violeta Parra. Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... Jean Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre (June 21, 1905–April 15, 1980) was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, novelist and critic. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (September 23, 1932 – September 16, 1973) was a Chilean folk singer and activist. ... Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (October 14, 1917 - February 5, 1967) was a notable Chilean folklorist. ...

He has performed the works of Cuban Nova Trova stars Silvio Rodriguez and Pablo Milanes, Brazil's Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo and has worked with Cuban Composer/Arranger Leo Brouwer. His recordings are widely available, especially the 1972 "Tropicos". Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez is a Cuban musician, and a leader of the nueva trova movement. ... Pablo Milanés born in Bayamo, Cuba on February 24, 1943. ... Chico Buarque (full name: Francisco Buarque de Hollanda; born June 19, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, composer, dramatist and writer. ... Edu Lobo is a Brazilian musician and composer. ... Leo Brouwer Leo Brouwer (born March 1, 1939) is a Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor. ...

External links

• Che, Guía y Ejemplo: - Songs of Daniel Viglietti dedicated to the Che Guevara