Violeta Parra
Violeta Parra
Background information
Birth name	Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval
Born	October 14, 1917
Origin	San Carlos, Chillán, Chile
Died	February 5, 1967
Genre(s)	Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Andean music, Latin music, Chilean music
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Songwriter, Plastic Arts
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Charango, Cuatro, Harp, Percussion
Years active	1949-1965
Label(s)	EMI-Odeon Alerce Warner Music
Associated acts	Víctor Jara, Quilapayún, Inti-illimani, Illapu, Ángel Parra, Isabel Parra, Roberto Parra, Sergio Ortega, Margot Loyola, Pablo Neruda, Nicanor Parra, Soledad Bravo, Daniel Viglietti, Mercedes Sosa, Joan Baez, Holly Near, Elis Regina, Dean Reed, Silvio Rodriguez
Website	Official Website

Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (October 14, 1917 – February 5, 1967) was a notable Chilean folklorist and visual artist. She set the basis for "New Song", La Nueva Canción chilena, a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music which would absorb and extend its influence far beyond Chile. Image File history File links Violetaparra. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... San Carlos means Saint Charles in the Spanish language. ... Chillán, located about 400 km south of Chiles capital Santiago, has been from its foundation in the year 1580 the heart of Chiles rich agricultural region. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile_(bordered). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Andean music comes from the approximate area inhabited by the Incas prior to European contact. ... Latin American music, or the music of Latin America, is sometimes called Latin music. ... Chile was an important center of culture in ancient Tahuantinsuyu (Inca empire), and was afterwards dominated by the Spanish. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The Plastic arts may refer to: Sculpture Dance The use of Plastics within the arts or as an artform itself. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Bolivian charango Charango. ... The name cuatro can refer to any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Odeon was a building used for musical performance in Athens built in the 5th century BC. Hence, any building in ancient Greece or the ancient Roman Empire was called an odeon. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... Víctor Jara Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (September 28, 1932 – September 15, 1973) was a Chilean educator, theatre director, poet, folk singer/songwriter, and political activist. ... Quilapayún Quilapayún are an instrumental and vocal folk musical group from Chile and the most lasting and influential exponents of the Nueva canción (New Song) movement. ... Inti-Illimani is a musical group from Chile, formed in 1967. ... Illapu (prounounced eeyapu), are a Chilean folk and andean musical ensemble that was formed in 1971, in Antofagasta, in northern Chile, by the brothers José Miguel, Jaime, Andrés and Roberto Márquez Bugueno. ... Ángel Parra is the son of Violeta Parra, the Chilean folklorist of the Nueva Canción movement. ... Roberto Parra is a Chilean playwright and folklore musician. ... Sergio Ortega (February 2, 1938 - September 15, 2003) was a Chilean composer and pianist. ... Margot Loyola (born 1918, Linares, Chile) is a famous musician, folk singer and researcher of the folklore of her country and, in general, of Latin America. ... Neruda recording poems at the U.S. Library of Congress in 1966 Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the pen name of the Chilean writer and communist politician Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto. ... Nicanor Parra (born in San Fabián de Alico, 1914) is a Chilea physics and math teacher and a poet (or antipoet). ... Soledad Bravo Soledad Bravo is a Venezuelan singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mercedes Sosa (born 9 July 1935) is an Argentine singer immensely popular throughout Latin America. ... Joan Chandos Báez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. ... Holly Near (born June 6th, 1949 in Ukiah, CA) is an American singer/songwriter, teacher and activist. ... Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982) was one of the greatest female singers in Brazilian popular music. ... Dean Cyril Reed ( September 22, 1938 - June 13, 1986) was an American actor, singer and songwriter who lived much of his adult life in Socialist East Germany. ... Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez is a Cuban musician, and a leader of the nueva trova movement. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that culture, subculture, or group. ... Nueva Canción (Spanish for new song) was a movement in Latin American music that emerged in the mid-1960s, taking root in South America, especially Chile and other Andean countries. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ...

Parra was born in San Carlos, province of Ñuble, a small town in southern Chile. She was involved in the progressive movement and the Socialist Party of Chile. She revived the Peña, (now known as La Peña de Los Parra). A Peña is a community center for the arts and for political activism. Some think she established the first 'peña' but according to the records of the Royal Academy of Spanish Language, since 1936 some places are called like that (RAE). During the government of Salvador Allende there were Peñas mushrooming all over Chile. These were subsequently banned by the military regime that toppled the Allende government, making exiles and political prisoners out of whole sectors of the Chilean artistic and intellectual community. Nevertheless, there are still many Peñas operating throughout Chile, Latin America, North America, Europe, and Australia. They continue to serve the expat communities that fled Chile after the CIA-backed coup on September 11, 1973 that overthrew Salvador Allende's democratically elected socialist administration. San Carlos is the seat of the Department of San Carlos in the Ñuble Province (Ñuble is also the name of a river between San Carlos and nearby Chillán) of the Bío-Bío Region (8th Region) in Chile. ... (Translated from es:Provincia de Ñuble [1]) Map of the Bío-Bío Region, highlighting the Province of Ñuble Ñuble Province is a province of the Bío-Bío Region of the Republic of Chile, with a total surface of 13,178. ... The Socialist Party of Chile (Spanish: Partido Socialista de Chile or PS) is a political party in Chile, and part of the ruling Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. ... Peña is a Hispanic surname. ... RAE can stand for: Royal Austraian Engineers, Australian Combat Engineer Royal Aircraft Establishment, Royal Aircraft Establishment (Farnborough) RAE Bedford, Royal Aircraft Establishment (Bedford) Research Assessment Exercise Real Academia Española, Royal Spanish Academy Reserve Assignment Eligibility Retinol Activity Equivalents, a term referring to vitamin A activity Right Above Elbow... Salvador Isabelino del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Allende Gossens[1] (July 26, 1908 – September 11, 1973) was President of Chile from November 1970 until his removal from power and death on September 11, 1973. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Salvador Isabelino del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Allende Gossens[1] (July 26, 1908 – September 11, 1973) was President of Chile from November 1970 until his removal from power and death on September 11, 1973. ...

Violeta Parra is a member of the prolific Parra family. Her brother is the notable modern poet, better known as the "anti-poet", Nicanor Parra. Her son, Ángel Parra, and her daughter, Isabel Parra, were also important figures in the development of Nueva Canción Chilena. Their children have also mostly maintained the family's artistic traditions. Members of the Parra family are noted contributors to Chilean culture with almost every member being a distinguished national artist. ... Nicanor Parra (born in San Fabián de Alico, 1914) is a Chilea physics and math teacher and a poet (or antipoet). ... Ángel Parra is the son of Violeta Parra, the Chilean folklorist of the Nueva Canción movement. ...

Violeta Parra committed suicide by a shotgun to her head in 1967.

Her most renowned song, Gracias A la Vida (Thanks to Life), was popularized throughout Latin America by Mercedes Sosa and later in the US by Joan Baez. It remains one of the most coveted Latin American songs in history. Gracias a la Vida was a 1974 album by Joan Baez, author Violeta Parra. ... Mercedes Sosa (born 9 July 1935) is an Argentine singer immensely popular throughout Latin America. ... Joan Chandos Báez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. ...

External links

• Violeta Parra
• Discography
• Issac 2001 Triptych version of Gracias A la Vida
• Remembering Violeta Parra
• Violeta Parra's Gravesite