Violeta Parra

Violeta Parra
Background information
Birth nameVioleta del Carmen Parra Sandoval
Born(1917-10-04)4 October 1917
San Fabián de Alico or
San Carlos, Chile
Died5 February 1967(1967-02-05) (aged 49)
Santiago, Chile
GenresFolk, experimental, nueva canción, cueca
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, Visual arts[1]
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar, Charango, Cuatro, Percussion, Harp
Years active1939–1967
LabelsEMI-Odeon
Alerce
Warner Music Group
(all posthumous)
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20000621221302/http://www.violetaparra.scd.cl/index.htm/

Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation: [bjoˈleta ˈpara]; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist.[2] She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music that would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile.

Her birthdate (4 October) was chosen "Chilean Musicians' Day". In 2011, Andrés Wood directed a biopic about her, titled Violeta Went to Heaven (Spanish: Violeta se fue a los cielos).

  1. ^ Alejandro, Escobar Mundaca (1 June 2012). "Violeta Parra, una aproximación a la creación interdisciplinaria". Màster Oficial - Música Com a Art Interdisciplinària. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ Fernandez Santos, Elsa (4 February 2012). "El País". Retrieved 23 February 2019.